W. H. B. Croom Henry Hunsicker Leon R. Smith Harvey S. Bogan Reuben T. Douglas Joseph B. Hamiter Perry Polk Keith Sr. (October 20, 1847 – February 6, 1935), was a planter, developer, and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who was the co-founder and namesake of the unincorporated community of Keithville outside Shreveport in Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
[3] In his first term from 1912 to 1916, he served alongside David B. Samuel, later a long-term Shreveport city judge, and Lee Emmett Thomas, the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Caddo Parish and later from 1922 to 1930 the mayor of Shreveport.
[citation needed] As a legislator, the taciturn Keith is believed to have made no speeches on the House floor during his entire tenure.
As chairman of the House Finance Committee during the administration of Governor John M. Parker from 1920 to 1924, Keith worked to maintain state finances on a sound footing and to treat all state agencies and commissions with fairness in regard to budgetary constraints.
Services were held at the Keith residence, with ministers from Shreveport and Grand Cane officiating.