Neville was born in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of William Neville,[1] and attended St. John's Academy. In 1905, he graduated from St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) in Annapolis, Maryland,[2] where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He returned to manage the family ranch and served as the director of the First National Bank in North Platte.[3] He married Mary Virginia Neill on October 21, 1908,[4] and they had four children.
Career
Nicknamed the "Boy Governor" for his youth,[5] 32 years of age, Neville was elected in 1916[6] as governor of Nebraska, serving from 1917 to 1919. During his tenure a rigorous liquor law was sanctioned and World War I issues were dealt with.
In 1918 Neville was defeated for re-election as governor by RepublicanSamuel R. McKelvie and returned to North Platte, where he continued to be active in banking and ranching as well as politics. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Nebraska in 1920, 1932 and 1956. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Nebraska in 1954, but lost to Republican CongressmanCarl Curtis.[7] For seventeen years, Neville also was coach of the North Platte High School football team.[8]
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^"Keith Neville". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
^"Ex-Governor Neville of Nebraska, 75," New York Times, December 5, 1959.
^"Keith Neville"(PDF). Nebraska History. Archived from the original on December 2, 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^GOP Leads in Nebraska, New York Times, November 3, 1954
^"Ex-Governor Neville of Nebraska, 75," New York Times, December 5, 1959
