Eleanor was the daughter of Thomas C. and Ellen Frances Brown Connolly of Dubuque. She was the widow of U.S. Rep. Edward Keating (D-Colorado) who served in the House from 1913 to 1919.
She first went to Washington in 1901 to attend the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. After graduating she returned to Dubuque but retrurned to Washington in 1913, where she served as her brother's hostess. Her brother was U.S. Rep. Maurice Connolly. After her brother's death she remained in Washington and married Rep. Keating in 1941. She was a member of the Women's National Democratic Club, the Sulgrave Club, and an honorary life associate of the Cosmos Club. She was also a Benedictine oblate at St. Anselm's Academy. She was also active for many years in the Red Cross, working closely with Mabel Boardman to establish such volunteer services as the Gray Ladies.
Eleanor died at 89 at her home in Washington but was returned to Dubuque to be buried in the Connolly family plot. She was the last survivor of her nuclear family.
She first went to Washington in 1901 to attend the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. After graduating she returned to Dubuque but retrurned to Washington in 1913, where she served as her brother's hostess. Her brother was U.S. Rep. Maurice Connolly. After her brother's death she remained in Washington and married Rep. Keating in 1941. She was a member of the Women's National Democratic Club, the Sulgrave Club, and an honorary life associate of the Cosmos Club. She was also a Benedictine oblate at St. Anselm's Academy. She was also active for many years in the Red Cross, working closely with Mabel Boardman to establish such volunteer services as the Gray Ladies.
Eleanor died at 89 at her home in Washington but was returned to Dubuque to be buried in the Connolly family plot. She was the last survivor of her nuclear family.
Eleanor was the daughter of Thomas C. and Ellen Frances Brown Connolly of Dubuque. She was the widow of U.S. Rep. Edward Keating (D-Colorado) who served in the House from 1913 to 1919.
She first went to Washington in 1901 to attend the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. After graduating she returned to Dubuque but retrurned to Washington in 1913, where she served as her brother's hostess. Her brother was U.S. Rep. Maurice Connolly. After her brother's death she remained in Washington and married Rep. Keating in 1941. She was a member of the Women's National Democratic Club, the Sulgrave Club, and an honorary life associate of the Cosmos Club. She was also a Benedictine oblate at St. Anselm's Academy. She was also active for many years in the Red Cross, working closely with Mabel Boardman to establish such volunteer services as the Gray Ladies.
Eleanor died at 89 at her home in Washington but was returned to Dubuque to be buried in the Connolly family plot. She was the last survivor of her nuclear family.
She first went to Washington in 1901 to attend the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. After graduating she returned to Dubuque but retrurned to Washington in 1913, where she served as her brother's hostess. Her brother was U.S. Rep. Maurice Connolly. After her brother's death she remained in Washington and married Rep. Keating in 1941. She was a member of the Women's National Democratic Club, the Sulgrave Club, and an honorary life associate of the Cosmos Club. She was also a Benedictine oblate at St. Anselm's Academy. She was also active for many years in the Red Cross, working closely with Mabel Boardman to establish such volunteer services as the Gray Ladies.
Eleanor died at 89 at her home in Washington but was returned to Dubuque to be buried in the Connolly family plot. She was the last survivor of her nuclear family.
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