George Keats, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Keats

American politician

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1797

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1841

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

George Keats (28 February 1797 – 24 December 1841) was a businessman and civic leader in Louisville, Kentucky, as it emerged from a frontier entrepôt into a mercantile center of the old northwest.
He was also the younger brother of the English poet John Keats. During the years from 1821 to 1841, Keats led a philosophical society, meant to overcome Louisville's raw culture, operating a literary salon in his living room which evolved into the Lyceum and then into the board of Louisville College, the precursor to the University of Louisville.In 1827, Keats was elected to the Ohio Bridge Commission, laying the foundation for the river's first crossing.
The state government appointed him to the board of the Bank of Kentucky in 1832.
He joined the boards of ten other organizations, including the Kentucky Historical Society and the Harlan Museum, which he headed.
In 1841, he was elected to the city council.