Biography

05/07/1897 - 11/29/1969

Edward John Kessler (R13) Lancaster (Part) County 1951-1962

Early Life:

Edward John Kessler, born May 7, 1897, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; son of Tobias and Elizabeth Krall Kessler; public school education; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, 1920; United States Army Ambulance Service, WWI, 1917-1919; director, labor relations, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster; retired; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1951 -resigned, 1962; married, Charlotte S. Shaw Kessler, daughters, Charlotte Kessler Briggs, Susan Frances Kessler Danforth; died, November 29, 1969 (aged 72), Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interment, Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 13th district, Lancaster (Part) County, vacancy, unexpired term, Frederick L. Homsher, deceased, May 3, 1950, elected, November 8, 1950- resigned, September 1962, Richard Snyder seated, November 11, 1962.    

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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