KEENEY, Andrew D., Donegal, IRE., then Caddo Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be Reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any Other organization or persons. Persons or organizations Desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent Of the contributor, or the legal representative of the Submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with Proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. Keeney, Andrew Daniel, one of the successful lawyers of Shreveport, was born in Donegal, Ireland, May 31, 1881, a son of Hugh and Susan (Breslin) Keeney. Mr. Keeney was reared and educated on the "Emerald Isle,'' receiving his earlier education at St. Columbus college, at Londonderry, Ireland, and later attended King's college, in London, England. After completing his schooling, he remained for 6 years in London, employed as a bookkeeper, after which he came to the United States to visit an uncle. He was so well pleased with the country that he decided to make it his home, and soon afterward he located in Shreveport, La. For 2 years Mr. Keeney was secretary to the state bank examiner, Mr. W. M. Young, and during this time studied law under the direction of Judge T. F. Bell and Hon. W. A. Mabry. Not having been in America long enough to become a citizen of the United States, he could not under the laws of Louisiana be licensed to practice law. The legislature passed an act to the effect that anyone declaring his intention to become a citizen of the United States might practice law in the state, a piece of legislation in which Mr. Keeney took the initiative. Under this act Mr. Keeney was admitted to the bar in 1910, since when he has been engaged in professional practice in Shreveport, later becoming a citizen of the United States. He is fast forging his way to the front in his chosen profession, and in the field of politics, in which he has been very active as a democrat. June 30, 1913, Mr. Keeney was united in marriage to Annie Margaret; a daughter of the late Thomas Henry Kelly and Margaret (Eagan) Kelly, of Shreveport. Mrs. Keeney was born and reared in Shreveport and is a lady of education and social attainments. She has traveled extensively and is accomplished in music and art. Both she and Mr. Keeney are members of the Roman Catholic church, and are among the leaders in social life in Shreveport. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and the Union Labor League, the Woodmen of the World, the Woodmen Circle, and the Columbian Woodmen. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 772-773. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.