Robert Keayne
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Robert Keayne was a prominent public figure in 17th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts and served as speaker of the House of the
First Town-House, Boston.
Boston plaque honoring Robert Keanye
Plaque on burial vault in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. A volunte
Robert Keayne
…Robert Keayne (1595 – March 23, 1656) was a prominent public figure in 17th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He co-founded the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts and served as speaker of the House of the Massachusetts General Court. Keayne was a prosperous London merchant who joined his fellow Puritans in Boston…
Faneuil Hall in 1776. The Artillery Company is headquartered on the fourth floor of Faneuil Hall.
President Calvin Coolidge with members of the Company in 1924.
Members of the Company with U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Normandy, France, 2009