Asa Keyes

Asa Keyes
Keyes in 1928
28th District Attorney of Los Angeles County
In office
June 6, 1923 – December 3, 1928
Preceded byThomas L. Woolwine
Succeeded byBuron Fitts
Personal details
Born(1877-08-09)August 9, 1877
Wilmington, California
DiedOctober 18, 1934(1934-10-18) (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California
Resting placeWilmington Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Lillian Samuels
(m. 1903)
Children
  • Annis
  • Elizabeth
EducationUniversity of Southern California

Asa Keyes (August 9, 1877 – October 18, 1934) was district attorney of Los Angeles County, California from June 1923 until 1928, when he was found guilty of accepting a bribe from the Julian Petroleum Company and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. He was paroled in October 1931, then pardoned by Governor James Rolph in August 1933.[1]

  1. ^ "Asa Keyes Succumbs to Stroke". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1934. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.