Background
He was born at Mountain Ash, South Wales, the second son of Cornelius Keating, a native of Cahirciveen, Company
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Education
He was educated at the local Catholic Elementary School and became a miner at Nixon"s Navigation Colliery.
Career
He later entered into business at Cardiff, and at Newport. He relocated to London in 1898. Keating held the seat until the 1918 general election, when he was defeated by the Sinn Fein candidate James O"Mara by 8,685 votes to 1,855.
After his time in Parliament, Keating took a keen interest in literary affairs
He eventually was made Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. He served also as a director of Irish Shell Limited.
In 1913 Keating married Hannah Sweeney, of Gore, New Zealand, whose family were from Company
Donegal. He died at his home at Cricklewood, London.
Membership
28th United Kingdom Parliament. 29th United Kingdom Parliament. 30th United Kingdom Parliament]
Keating was elected unopposed as Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament for South Kilkenny in a 1909 by-election, after the previous holder, New Jersey (U.S.) Murphy, was declared bankrupt.
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Political Party
Sinn Féin