William John Keating (March 30, 1927 – May 20, 2020) was an American lawyer, businessman and politician of the Republican party. He served in the

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from 1971 to 1974.

Background

Keating was born in

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, the son of Adele (née Kipp) and Charles Humphrey Keating. Keating graduated from St. Xavier High School and then served in the

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during

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. He received his bachelor's degree from

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and his law degree from

University of Cincinnati College of Law The University of Cincinnati College of Law was founded in 1833 as the Cincinnati Law School. It is the fourth oldest continuously running law school in the United States — after Harvard, the University of Virginia, and Yale — and the first in ...

. Keating was an assistant Ohio Attorney General. He was admitted to the Ohio bar. He served as Cincinnati Municipal Court judge and then served as judge of the Hamilton County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas from 1964-67. From 1967-70, he served on the Cincinnati City Council. Keating served in the

from 1971–74, representing

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. Keating resigned from Congress to become President and CEO of ''

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''. Keating was a founding member of the law firm Keating, Muething and Klekamp. He was awarded honorary degrees from the

(LLD & DHL),

Xavier University Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati and Evanston (Cincinnati), Ohio. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,860 stud ...

(LLD), and the College of Mount St Joseph (DHL). Keating was CEO of the Detroit Newspaper Partnership, a joint operation of ''

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'' and the ''

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''. He served as chairman of the board of the

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. He was president of the Newspaper Division of Gannett Company, Inc. Keating died on May 20, 2020.

Other

Keating was heavily involved in the sport of swimming and is a member of the athletic Halls of Fame at St Xavier High School – where he graduated in 1945 – and the University of Cincinnati for his accomplishments, as are his brother Charles H. Keating Jr. (St Xavier and UC), son Bill (St Xavier and UC) and nephew Charles Keating III (St Xavier and Indiana University).

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