Philip Keck


Philip Keck was an American lawyer, judge, and politician.
Keck was born in Johnstown, New York. In 1860, Keck moved to Montgomery, Illinois to live with an uncle for two years and helped with farming; he then worked in a store in Bristol Station, Illinois as a clerk for one year. He return to Johnstown. Keck then went to Clinton Liberal Institute, Hamilton College, and Albany Law School. Keck was admitted to the New York bar in 1876 and practiced law in Johnstown, New York. In 1884, Keck was elected county judge for Fulton County, New York. Keck served in the New York Assembly in 1893, 1894, and 1895. He was a Republican.