Ziba Cary Keith (13 July 1842 – 5 April 1909) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts Legislature, as the

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and as a member of the

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. Keith was born on July 13, 1842 in

when it was known as North Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Keith was educated in the local schools and at the Pierce Academy in

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. Keith married Abbie F. Jackson, daughter of Oliver Jackson, on July 13, 1865. In December 1881 Keith was elected the first mayor of

, he was sworn in on the first Monday in January 1882. He died in 1909 after a short illness.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Keith, Ziba Cary 1842 births Mayors of Brockton, Massachusetts Republican Party Massachusetts state senators Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1909 deaths 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court

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