Background
He was born on April 10, 1872, in New York City.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born on April 10, 1872, in New York City.
He attended the public schools until 1886. Then he studied architecture at the Cooper Union for three years, and afterwards worked as a plasterer.
He became active in the trade union movement, and was the plasterers" representative in the building trades section of the Central Labor Union of New New York In 1891, he removed to Astoria, Queens. He died in December 1924.
Keenan was a member of the New York State Assembly (Queens Company, 1st Doctorate) in 1901 and 1902. He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd Doctorate) from 1903 to 1906, sitting in the 126th, 127th, 128th and 129th New York State Legislatures.