Background
Keating, Cletus was born on April 15, 1891 in New York City. Son of Thomas F. and Anna Elizabeth (McCann) Keating.
Keating, Cletus was born on April 15, 1891 in New York City. Son of Thomas F. and Anna Elizabeth (McCann) Keating.
Bachelor of Arts, Mount Saint Mary's College, 1910, honorary Doctor of Laws, 1922. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1913.
1 son, Cletus, Junior. Married second, Elizabeth Kirlin, May 8, 1920. Children—Anne (Mistress East. Powis Jones), Parker Kirlin, Marshall Peter.
Admitted to New York State bar, 1913.
Member of staff Kirlin, Campbell & Keating (formerly Kirlin, Woolsey & Hickox) since 1913, member firm since 1917, head firm since 1929. General counsel and director United States Lincolnshire corporation since 1932, American bureau of Shipping since 1943, Johnson & Higgins since 1947.
Director Grace National Bank of New York, Roosevelt South.S. Company. Trustee Webb Institute Naval Architecture, president, 1951-1958.
Major, United States Army, 1917-1919.
Member of staff Kirlin, Campbell & Keating (formerly Kirlin, Woolsey & Hickox) since 1913. Member American Bar Association, Maritime Law Association of the United States (president 1952, 54), Association Average Adjusters of the United States (chairman 1929-1930), Association Bar City of New York, Harvard Law School Association of New York City (vice president 1945-1948). Clubs: The Links, India House, Piping Rock, The Creek, Down Town Association, (New York).
Married Maude Scott, April. Married second, Elizabeth Kirlin, May 8, 1920. Children: Anne (Mistress East. Powis Jones), Parker Kirlin, Marshall Peter.