Henry Keyes (January 3, 1810 – September 24, 1870) was a politician and railroad executive from Vermont.
In addition, Keyes served as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
[1][2] He was raised and educated in Vershire, and moved to Newbury at age 15 to work at the Reed & Gould store.
[1] Keyes's other business interests included ownership stakes in Boston's United States Hotel as well as mines, steamboats and stagecoaches.
[1] He also owned and operated a farm that included land on both sides of the Connecticut River in Newbury and in Haverhill, New Hampshire, where he raised Durham cattle and Merino sheep.
[2] He ran again in 1857 and lost again to Fletcher, and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in 1858, losing to Hiland Hall.
[2] The delegates met in Charleston, South Carolina in April and were unable to agree on a presidential nominee.