Minor Cooper Keith

Minor Keith
Keith in 1917
Born	Minor Cooper Keith (1848-01-19)19 January 1848 Brooklyn, New York
Died	14 June 1929(1929-06-14) (aged 81) West Islip, New York
Occupation	American businessman
Relatives	Henry Meiggs (uncle) José María Castro Madriz (Brother-in-law) Rafael Iglesias Castro (Nephew-in-law) Bernardo Soto Alfaro (Son-in-law)
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Minor Cooper Keith (19 January 1848 – 14 June 1929) was an American businessman whose railroad, commercial agriculture, and cargo liner enterprises had a major impact on the national economies of the Central American countries, as well as on the Caribbean region of Colombia.^[1] Keith's work on the Costa Rican railroad to the Caribbean, a project begun by his uncle Henry Meiggs, led him to become involved in the large-scale export of bananas to the United States. In 1899, Keith's banana-trading concerns were absorbed into the powerful United Fruit Company, of which he became vice-president. Keith was also involved in a number of other business ventures, including gold mining in Costa Rica and real estate development in the US.