Benjamin Franklin Keller

Personal

Birthday: 
4/21/1857
Birthplace: 
Boalsburg, PA
Date of Death: 
8/8/1921
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Bramwell, West Virginia, 1891-1901

Education

Name of School: 
Pennsylvania State College
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1876
Name of School - Second: 
Pennsylvania State College
Degree - Second: 
M.S.
Degree Year - Second: 
1879
Name of School - Third: 

George Washington University Law School

Established in 1865, The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in Washington, DC. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school is located on the GW campus in the downtown neighborhood familiarly known as Foggy Bottom. The law school has a total enrollment of about 2,000 students. Approximately 1,400 students are in the full-time division for the JD degree and 300 are enrolled in the part-time division. 300 students, many from abroad, are enrolled in graduate law degree programs.

Degree - Third: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Third: 
1882

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
Court Name: 

West Virginia Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
William McKinley
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
12/17/1901
Termination Date: 
8/8/1921
Termination Reason: 
Death