joseph warren keifer (january 30, 1836 – april 22, 1932) was a major general during the spanish–american war. he was a u.s. politician during the 1880s. he served in the united states house of representatives as a republican from ohio from 1877 to 1885 and from 1905 to 1911. from 1881 to 1883 he was speaker of the house.