J. Warren Keifer

Joseph W. Keifer
30th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 5, 1881 – March 4, 1883
Preceded bySamuel J. Randall
Succeeded byJohn G. Carlisle
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byWilliam Lawrence
Succeeded byJohn Little
Constituency8th district (1877–1879)
4th district (1879–1881)
8th district (1881–1885)
In office
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byThomas B. Kyle
Succeeded byJames D. Post
Constituency7th district
Personal details
Born
Joseph Warren Keifer

January 30, 1836
Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio
DiedApril 22, 1932 (aged 96)
Springfield, Ohio
Resting placeFerncliff Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materAntioch College
ProfessionLaw
Signature
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865, 1898–1899
Rank Major General
Unit3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
Commands110th Ohio Infantry Regiment
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps
7th Army Corps (1898–1899)
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Spanish–American War

Joseph Warren Keifer (January 30, 1836 – April 22, 1932) was a major general during the Spanish–American War and a prominent U.S. politician during the 1880s. He served in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from Ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911. From 1881 to 1883 he was Speaker of the House.