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Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut

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  George Edward Keeney (1849-1923) — also known as George E. Keeney — of Somersville, Somers, Tolland County, Conn. Born in South Manchester, Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., March 22, 1849. Republican. Woollen manufacturer; member of Connecticut state senate 24th District, 1889-90, 1893-94; president, Hartford Life Insurance Company, 1899; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908. Member, Freemasons. Died in Somersville, Somers, Tolland County, Conn., October 4, 1923 (age 74 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rockwell Keeney and Leonora Keeney; married 1873 to Ellen Denison; uncle of Ralph Denison Keeney (who married Julia Allen) and R. Leland Keeney; granduncle of Robert L. Keeney Jr..
  Political family: Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut.
  Ralph Denison Keeney — also known as Ralph D. Keeney — of Somers, Tolland County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Somers; elected 1920; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lafayette Keeney; brother of R. Leland Keeney; married, June 12, 1912, to Julia Allen; nephew of George Edward Keeney; uncle of Robert L. Keeney Jr..
  Political family: Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut.
  R. Leland Keeney (1883-1963) — of Somers, Tolland County, Conn. Born November 23, 1883. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1920 (alternate), 1928, 1944. Died September 18, 1963 (age 79 years, 299 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Somers, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Lafayette Keeney; brother of Ralph Denison Keeney (who married Julia Allen); father of Robert L. Keeney Jr.; nephew of George Edward Keeney.
  Political family: Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut.
  Julia Allen Keeney (1889-1959) — also known as Julia A. Keeney; Julia Allen; Mrs. Ralph D. Keeney — of Somersville, Somers, Tolland County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., August 26, 1889. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Somers, 1935-45; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1956 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 1952-57. Female. Died April 13, 1959 (age 69 years, 230 days). Interment at West Cemetery, Somers, Conn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Normand Francis Allen and Caroline White (Olmsted) Allen; sister of Edward Normand Allen (who married Mildred Pomeranz); married, June 12, 1912, to Ralph Denison Keeney (brother of R. Leland Keeney; nephew of George Edward Keeney).
  Political family: Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut.
Edward N. Allen Edward Normand Allen (1891-1972) — also known as Edward N. Allen; Ned Allen — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., April 18, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Hartford Police Commissioner, 1920-24; president, Sage-Allen department store; member of Connecticut state senate 1st District, 1927-29; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1928; mayor of Hartford, Conn., 1947-48; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1951-55. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died November 14, 1972 (age 81 years, 210 days). Interment at Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Normand F. Allen and Carrie (Olmsted) Allen; brother of Julia Allen; married, December 13, 1916, to Ruby Tuttle; married, November 7, 1935, to Mildred Pomeranz.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Connecticut Register & Manual 1953
  Mildred Pomeranz Allen — also known as Mildred P. Allen; Mildred Pomeranz — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Musician; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1955-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1956. Female. Member, League of Women Voters; Order of the Eastern Star. Interment at Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Morris Pomeranz and Anna (Landsberg) Pomeranz; married, November 7, 1935, to Edward Normand Allen (brother of Julia Allen).
  Political family: Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut.
  Robert L. Keeney Jr. — of Somers, Tolland County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964 (alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of R. Leland Keeney; nephew of Ralph Denison Keeney; grandnephew of George Edward Keeney.
  Political family: Keeney family of Somers, Connecticut.
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