Edward Keane | |
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Mayor of Perth | |
In office 25 May 1891 – 18 March 1892 | |
Preceded by | Edward Scott |
Succeeded by | Stephen Henry Parker |
Member of Parliament for Geraldton | |
In office 1890–1891 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | George Simpson |
Member of Parliament for Central Province | |
In office 30 May 1904 – 9 July 1904 | |
Preceded by | Various |
Succeeded by | Vernon Hamersley |
Personal details | |
Born | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | 8 August 1844
Died | 9 July 1904 West Perth, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 59)
Political party | Independent (nominally Ministerial) |
Edward Vivian Harvey Keane (8 August 1844 – 9 July 1904) was an Australian engineer, businessman, and politician. Born in Birkenhead, England, he was educated at Christ's Hospital, and emigrated to Melbourne, Victoria, in 1876. Keane then moved to South Australia, where he worked as a railway engineer. He later moved to Western Australia, where he served in both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.