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O'Keefe and Drew was a meat packer and pork retailer based in Chatham, Ontario.^[1]

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The company was founded by Joseph T. O'Keefe and Thomas A. Drew.^[1]

The packing plant was east of the city, where Grand Trunk and Pere Marquette railways met.^[1] The retail operation was at #53 King Street West, between John Hales' butcher shop and Bright's Opera House; it would later house Percy Parliament's clothing store.^[1]

The packing plant was later taken over by the Darling Company, which used it to render tallow; Darling closed in the 1970s.^[1]

The partners would later help found the Chatham Motor Car Company.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rhodes, John. "Chatham was home to luxury car manufacturer that took on city's name", written 18 October 2016, at Chatham This Week online (retrieved 13 June 2017)

[auto-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rhodes, John. "Chatham was home to luxury car manufacturer that took on city's name", written 18 October 2016, at Chatham This Week online (retrieved 13 June 2017)

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