Minor Cooper Keith (19 January 1848 – 14 June 1929) was an American businessman whose railroad, commercial agriculture, and shipping enterprises much influenced the national economies of the Central American countries, and that of Colombia. As a businessman, Minor C. Keith is notable for being a pioneer in the establishment and administration of a multi-national company, for the exportation and importation of goods among the United States and the countries of the Caribbean Sea.
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