Arthur Bernard O'Keefe, a self-educated and
self-made man, has come to rank with the capable lawyers of New Haven and
has also been numbered among those who have aided in framing the laws of
the state. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, May 18, 1883, a son of
Michael and Margaret (Caldwell) O'Keefe. The father was a native of Ireland
and came to the United States many years ago. He was married on this side
of the Atlantic to Miss Margaret Caldwell, who was a representative of
an old New Hampshire family. The parents of Arthur B. O'Keefe removed to
Branford in his infancy, and he was educated in its public schools, while
later he spent one year in the high school. He then had to put aside his
textbooks in order to provide for his own support and made his preliminary
step in the business world upon learning the locksmith's trade, which he
followed for six years. Realizing the value of an education and desirous
of adding to his mental equipment, he then attended a preparatory school,
being graduated from Booth's Preparatory School in 1905. He won his diploma
and afterward entered the Yale Law School, from which he was graduated
in 1908, receiving the LL. B. degree. In June of the same year he located
for practice in New Haven, where he has since followed his profession.
He is very careful in the preparation of his cases, is clear and logical
in his reasoning and sound in his deductions and he has been connected
with much important litigation heard in the courts of the district. He
also served as prosecuting attorney in the town court of New Haven in 1914.
Modern History of New Haven
Illustrated Volume II New York – Chicago
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