Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1951-1952 | 13 | Republican | ||
1953-1954 | 13 | Republican | ||
1955-1956 | 13 | Republican | ||
1957-1958 | 13 | Republican | ||
1959 | 13 | Republican | ||
1960 | 13 | Republican | ||
1961 | 13 | Republican | ||
1962 | 13 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Lancaster
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.
Edward John Kessler (1897-1969) - Find a Grave Memorial