Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 218.
 
GEORGE W. KEEGAN

     As proprietor and manager of the Hotel Hoffman, at Eugene, George W. Keegan
has become widely and favorably known to the traveling public, and his efforts
for the comfort and welfare of his guests have been greatly appreciated. He
possesses to a marked degree the essential qualifications of a hotel man ---
courtesy, painstaking attention to the wants and tastes of his patrons, and a
cordial and friendly manner contributing to his success. Mr. Keegan was born in
Nevada in 1869 and is a son of James and Mary Jane (Murray) Keegan, who went to
California in 1854, by way of the isthmus of Panama. His mother was a daughter
of John Murray, who crossed the plains in 1852 and his parents were married
after their arrival in California, where, and in Nevada, the father was engaged
in mining. Both parents are now deceased.

     George W. Keegan secured his education in the public schools of California
and was first employed as a clerk in stores. He then became a traveling salesman
for the wholesale dry goods house of Murphy, Grant & Company, of San Francisco,
and later for a few years was with the "City of Paris," in San Francisco. In
1921 Mr. Keegan came to Eugene and bought the Hotel Hoffman, which he remodeled
in 1923, and is again remodeling in 1927. This well-known house has fifty rooms,
twenty-three with private baths, and all are furnished in a neat and comfortable
manner Mr. Keegan has so conducted the house that it has become one of the most
popular hostelries in Eugene, many of its patrons having been guests here
regularly for years.

     In 1917 Mr. Keegan was united in marriage to Miss Edith Hoffman, of Eugene,
a daughter of James Hoffman, an early settler of this city, who built the Hotel
Hoffman. He and his wife are deceased. Mr. Keegan is a member of the Knights of
Pythias and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and also belongs to the
Eugene Country Club, the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce. He is
independent in his political views. His distinctive success here, as well as his
many excellent personal qualities, have gained for him a high place in public
esteem and good will.

     
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