John Keating

John Henry Keating (28 June 1872 – 31 October 1940) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1901 to 1923. He held ministerial office in Alfred Deakin's second government, serving as Vice-President of the Executive Council (1906–1907) and Minister for Home Affairs (1907–1908). Early life Keating was born in Hobart on 28 June 1872. He was the son of Mary (née Cronley) and James Keating; his father was a carpenter and furniture-maker. Keating was educated in Hobart at Officer College and in Sydney at St Ignatius' College, Riverview. He was awarded an Associate of Arts degree by the Tasmanian Council for Education in 1890, and went on to become one of the University of Tasmania's first law graduates in 1896. Keating was admitted as a barrister in August 1894 and established a practice in Lefroy. After two years he moved to Launceston. He was an officeholder in the Australian Natives' Association and a secretary and organiser for the Northern Tasmanian Federation League. Political career