Background
Keator, Ben Chapman was born on June 22, 1885 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin C. and Grace Deere (Webber) Keator.
Keator, Ben Chapman was born on June 22, 1885 in Moline, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin C. and Grace Deere (Webber) Keator.
Student Choate School, 1903, Hill School, 1905. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1908.
Vice president, general manager John Deere Plow Company, Portland, Oregon, 1925-1936, San Francisco, 1936-1950, West Coast branch house supervisor since 1950. Director Deere & corporation since 1949.
Served as First lieutenant, 337th Field Artillery, United States Army, 1917-1919. Member Chi Phi.; Clubs: Burlingame (California) Country.
Married Priscilla Rand, December 14, 1924. Children: Suzanne (Mistress A. F. Bovet), Priscilla (Mistress Edmund P. Pillsbury).