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{{Infobox Biography | {{Infobox Biography | ||
| subject_name = William Swift Keyser | | subject_name = William Swift Keyser | ||
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| date_of_birth =[[August 13]], [[1856]] | | date_of_birth =[[August 13]], [[1856]] | ||
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| occupation = Lumber magnate<br/>Real estate developer | | occupation = Lumber magnate<br/>Real estate developer | ||
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− | | parents = William | + | | parents = William J. Keyser |
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'''William Swift Keyser''' was a lumber magnate and real estate developer who operated [[William S. Keyser & Company]] (formerly Keyser, Judah & Company), one of the world's largest exporters of pitch pine timber. | '''William Swift Keyser''' was a lumber magnate and real estate developer who operated [[William S. Keyser & Company]] (formerly Keyser, Judah & Company), one of the world's largest exporters of pitch pine timber. | ||
− | He was also a | + | He was also a [[Pensacola City Council]]man, a leading director of the [[American National Bank]], and a large real estate holder. |
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
− | + | Keyser was born in Santa Rosa County and attended [[Wikipedia:Yale University|Yale University]], graduating in [[1880]]. | |
Keyser's father died in 1877, followed by his business partner in 1879, causing control of the business to fall to Keyser while he was still studying at Yale. | Keyser's father died in 1877, followed by his business partner in 1879, causing control of the business to fall to Keyser while he was still studying at Yale. | ||
− | == | + | ==The Moorings== |
− | + | In {{date needed}}, Keyser built [[The Moorings]], a stately home situated west of the city on the bayshore. When the Keyser family left Pensacola for Alabama in {{date needed}}, the home was purchased by the [[Pensacola Country Club]]. | |
− | + | ==Death== | |
+ | Keyser died in 1934 after a long and serious illness at his family's plantation near Benton, Alabama. Keyser is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32162223/william_s_keyser_dies/ "Death Takes Former Local Business Man"]. ''The Pensacola Journal''. August 1, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 1, 2019 – via [[Wikipedia:Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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+ | *J. S. Glass, editor. ''The Southern Manufacturer'', Volume V, Number 3. New Orleans: June 1901. | ||
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[[Category:Pensacola City Council members|Keyser, William Swift]] | [[Category:Pensacola City Council members|Keyser, William Swift]] |