Ziba Cary Keith

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 first, third, and seventh Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts and as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council.

Ziba Cary Keith
Member of the Massachusetts Executive Council First Councilor District[1]
7th Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts
In office 1892–1893
Preceded by	William Lewis Douglas
Succeeded by	John J. Whipple
Member of the Massachusetts Senate Second Plymouth District[2]
In office 1887–1888
3rd Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts
In office 1884–1884
Preceded by	Henry H. Packard
Succeeded by	John J. Whipple
1st Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts
In office January 2, 1882[3] – 1883
Preceded by	Board of Selectmen
Succeeded by	Henry H. Packard
Member of the Brockton, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen
In office 1875–1877
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1875–1877
Personal details
Born	July 13, 1842 Brockton, Massachusetts
Died	April 5, 1909(1909-04-05) (aged 66) Brockton, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Abbie F. Jackson

Keith was born on July 13, 1842^[2] in Brockton, Massachusetts when it was known as North Bridgewater, Massachusetts.^[4] Keith was educated in the local schools and at the Pierce Academy in Middleborough, Massachusetts.^[4]

Keith married Abbie F. Jackson, daughter of Oliver Jackson, on July 13, 1865.^[2]

In December 1881 Keith was elected the first mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts, he was sworn in on the first Monday in January 1882.^[3]

He died in 1909 after a short illness.^[5]

See also

• 1875 Massachusetts legislature
• 1876 Massachusetts legislature

References

1. Secretary of the Commonwealth (1894), Public Documents of Massachusetts, Volume Public Documents of Massachusetts, Volume VIII, Part 2, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 172
2. Keith, Ziba Cary (1889), A Genealogy of the Descendants of Benjamin Keith through Timothy, son of Rev. James Keith, Together with an Historical Sketch of the early family and personal Reminiscences of Recent Generations (, Brockton, Massachusetts: Ziba Cary Keith, p. 43
3. City of Brockton, Massachusetts (1894), Brockton and its Centennial, Chief Events as Town and City 1821-1921, Brockton, Massachusetts: City of Brockton, Massachusetts, p. 23
4. Toomey, Daniel P. (1892), Massachusetts of Today: A Memorial of the State, Historical and Biographical, Boston, MA: Columbia Publishing Company, p. 509
5. "Read the eBook Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families by J.H. Beers & Co online for free (page 51 of 120)". www.ebooksread.com. Retrieved Dec 20, 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Board of Selectmen	1st Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts 1882-1883	Succeeded by Henry H. Packard
Preceded by Henry H. Packard	3rd Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts 1884-1885	Succeeded by John J. Whipple
Preceded by William Lewis Douglas	7th Mayor of Brockton, Massachusetts 1892-1893	Succeeded by John J. Whipple