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American politician (1915–2005)

Hastings Keith Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973 Preceded by Donald W. Nicholson Succeeded by Gerry Studds Constituency 9th district (1959–1963) 12th district (1963–1973) Personal details Born (1915-11-22)November 22, 1915 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. Died July 19, 2005(2005-07-19) (aged 89) Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. Resting place Union Cemetery Brockton, Massachusetts Party Republican Alma mater University of Vermont Harvard University Military service Allegiance United States of America Branch/service United States Army United States Army Reserve Rank Colonel Battles/wars World War II Awards World War II Victory

**Hastings Keith** (November 22, 1915 – July 19, 2005) was a [United States representative](/source/United_States_representative) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

Keith was born in [Brockton, Massachusetts](/source/Brockton%2C_Massachusetts) on November 22, 1915. His father, [Roger Keith](/source/Roger_Keith_(politician)), was [mayor of Brockton](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Brockton%2C_Massachusetts) and a member of the [Massachusetts Senate](/source/Massachusetts_Senate).[1] Keith graduated from Brockton High School, [Deerfield Academy](/source/Deerfield_Academy), and the [University of Vermont](/source/University_of_Vermont) in 1938. He performed graduate work at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University). He was a member of the faculty of the [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) Evening College of Commerce.

In 1933, he was a student in the [Citizens' Military Training Camps](/source/Citizens'_Military_Training_Camps). He served as a battery officer in the Massachusetts [National Guard](/source/United_States_National_Guard). During the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War), he served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) with eighteen months' overseas service in [Europe](/source/Europe). Keith was a graduate of the Command and General Staff School, and was a colonel in the [US Army Reserve](/source/US_Army_Reserve). He was a salesman and later district manager for the [Equitable Life Assurance Society](/source/The_Equitable_Life_Assurance_Society_of_the_United_States) in [Boston](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts). He was a member of the [Massachusetts Senate](/source/Massachusetts_Senate), a partner in a general insurance firm in Brockton, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) nomination for Congress in 1956.

He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973). On April 19, 1974, President Nixon appointed Hastings Keith of Massachusetts as a Member of the Defense Manpower Commission. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress, but was a candidate for nomination in 1992 to the [One Hundred Third Congress](/source/One_Hundred_Third_Congress) until he withdrew from the race. He died in Brockton on July 19, 2005. He was buried at Union Cemetery in Brockton.[2]

## See also

- [1953–1954 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1953%E2%80%931954_Massachusetts_legislature)

- [1955–1956 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1955%E2%80%931956_Massachusetts_legislature)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Roger Keith Sr., at 79, Was Legislator, Mayor". *The Boston Globe*. May 3, 1968.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Obituary: Hastings Keith"](http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20050722/NEWS03/307229927). *South Coast Today*. New Bedford, MA. January 22, 2005.

## External links

- United States Congress. ["Hastings Keith (id: K000053)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000053). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [Official Biography](https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015066906465;view=1up;seq=27)

- Holley, Joe (July 22, 2005). ["Rep. Hastings Keith; Federal Pension Critic"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/21/AR2005072102212.html). *Washington Post*. Washington, DC.

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Donald W. Nicholson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 Succeeded by John W. McCormack Preceded by John W. McCormack Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 12th congressional district January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 Succeeded by Gerry Studds

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