Elisha W. Keyes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elisha W. Keyes

American politician

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1828

Place of Birth: Northfield, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1910

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Elisha William Keyes ( kies; January 23, 1828 – November 29, 1910) was an American lawyer, politician, postmaster, and local judge.
He was the 6th and 22nd Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, and represented Dane County in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
He was Postmaster of Madison from the end of the Civil War until the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.
He is most known for his eight years as Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and his work building a Republican Party political machine. With the assistance of former Governor Alexander Randall and others, he helped establish the "Madison Regency," a powerful dispenser of political patronage jobs to the Republican Party faithful.
"Boss" Keyes became known as a wily political manager, and saw the state Republican party through its evolution from an abolitionist-driven movement to its consolidation as a dominant and enduring force in Wisconsin.
Although he had engineered the campaigns of many candidates, Keyes' own quests for national office were unsuccessful, often running against men he had once worked to elect.