Kenneth B. Keating
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| United States Ambassador to Israel | |
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In office August 28, 1973 – May 5, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Walworth Barbour |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Toon |
| United States Ambassador to India | |
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In office 1969–1972 |
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| Preceded by | Chester Bowles |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
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United States Senator from New York |
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In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965 |
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| Preceded by | Irving Ives |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Kennedy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 38th district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | John Taber |
| Succeeded by | Jessica M. Weis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 40th district |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | George F. Rogers |
| Succeeded by | William E. Miller |
| Personal details | |
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Kenneth Barnard Keating May 18, 1900 Lima, New York |
| Died | May 5, 1975 (aged 74) New York City, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
Kenneth Barnard Keating (May 18, 1900 – May 5, 1975), was a Republican United States Representative and a U.S. Senator from New York and later an appellate judge and a diplomat representing the United States as ambassador to India and later to Israel.
Keating was born in Lima, New York, the son of Louise (Barnard), a schoolteacher, and Thomas Mosgrove Keating, a businessman. He attended public school and was graduated from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in 1915. When the United States entered World War I, he joined the United States Army and served as a sergeant. He attended the University of Rochester, graduating in 1919, and while there he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He then attended Harvard University and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1923. He was admitted to the bar in 1923 and commenced practice in Rochester. During World War II, he again joined the US Army, served overseas as an officer, and was promoted to brigadier general in 1948. On returning to the United States, he resumed his law practice.
Keating was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican to the 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th and 85th United States Congresses, representing Rochester-area districts, and served from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1959. In 1958, he defeated New York County District Attorney Frank Hogan for the U.S. Senate seat of the retiring Irving Ives, and served from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1965. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis, Senator Keating accused the Soviets and Cuba of building IRBMs in Cuba and urged President John F. Kennedy to take action.
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