The Men of Lafayette, 1826-1893
Lafayette College, Its History, Its Men, Their Record
Selden J. Coffin 1891
Easton
Col McKeen was of Scotch descent, but born in the North of Ireland on the
27th of June, 1763. He came to America in his twentieth year, and
settling in the vicinity of Easton, engaged first in teaching and
afterwards in mercantile pursuits. In 1815 he accepted the
Cashiership of the Easton Bank, of which he became president at the death
of Mr. Samuel Sitgreaves in 1826. The latter position he held till
1851. Eminent in business circles, Col. McKeen was also a leading
man in many enterprises that bespeak the large heart and liberal mind of
the Christian citizen. He was for many years Treasurer of the Board
of Trustees of Lafayette College, and one of the most liberal of its early
friends. He died in 1858 in his ninety-sixth year.
