The Political Graveyard: Keenan-Johnston family of Pennsylvania

Keenan-Johnston family of Pennsylvania

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Hugh Keenan (c.1795-1882) — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland. Son of Thomas Keenan and Betty (Smith) Keenan; married to Mary Anne Duffy; uncle of James Keenan. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S. Consul in Dublin, 1847-50, 1854-55; Cork, 1854-59. Died April 23, 1882. Interment at Catholic Church Cemetery, Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland.
William Freame Johnston (1808-1872) — of Pennsylvania. Born November 29, 1808. Son of Alexander Johnston and Elizabeth Freame Johnston; uncle by marriage of James Keenan. Governor of Pennsylvania, 1848-52; defeated, 1851. Died October 25, 1872. Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
James Keenan (1823-1862) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Pa., September 17, 1823. Nephew of Hugh Keenan; nephew by marriage of William Freame Johnston; married 1857 to Elizabeth Freame Barclay. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Westmoreland County Register and Recorder, 1849-53; Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, 1852; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1853-62. Died, after an illness at sea, at Blanchard's Hotel, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 22, 1862. Interment at Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg, Pa.

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