Albert Keep

Albert Keep (1826 – May 13, 1907) was an American railroad official and financier.

Biography
He was born in 1826 in Homer, New York.

Keep moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin, in 1846. He became a leading merchant there, working along with his brother, Henry, and Philander Peck. The Keeps and Peck relocated to Chicago, Illinois, in 1851. They were involved in trade and began to accumulate wealth. The brothers took an interest in promoting the Chicago and North Western Railway, which Albert served as its director and president for fourteen years. They also supported the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, serving as director for eighteen years. As a result of his leadership the railroad became one of the best built, equipped, and managed in the midwest.

Albert Keep died in Chicago on May 13, 1907.