Career
He represented Saint John City in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1890 to 1895 and from 1899 to 1908 as a Liberal-Conservative. member. He was born in Saint Stephen, New Brunswick and educated at Mount Allison University and Victoria University. McKeown was called to the bar in 1884.
In 1908, he was named a justice in the Supreme Court of New Brunswick.
He was later named the province"s Chief Justice. In 1924, McKeown was named chairman of the board of Railway Commissioners after the death of Frank Broadstreet Carvell.
He retired from that post in 1931. He also served as dean for the law faculty at the University of New Brunswick from 1922 to 1924.
