Andrew Kessler (politician)

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{{Short description|American politician (died 1896)}}
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| name = Andrew Kessler
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| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]]
| term_start = 1860
| term_end = 1861
| alongside = [[Thomas J. Claggett (politician)|Thomas J. Claggett]], [[John A. Johnson (Maryland politician)|John A. Johnson]], [[William E. Salmon]], [[David W. Naill]], [[Jonathan Routzahn]]
| predecessor = [[Stephen R. Bowlus]], [[Oliver P. Harding]], [[Ulysses Hobbs]], [[John A. Koons]], [[Jacob Root]], [[John B. Thomas (politician)|John B. Thomas]]
| successor = [[Joshua Biggs]], [[Hiram Buhrman]], [[James M. Coale]], [[Thomas Hammond (Maryland politician)|Thomas Hammond]], [[Henry R. Harris (Maryland politician)|Henry R. Harris]], [[Thomas Johnson (Maryland politician)|Thomas Johnson]]
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| death_date = {{death date|1896|11|7}}
| death_place = [[Frederick, Maryland]], U.S.
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'''Andrew Kessler''' (died November 7, 1896) was an American politician from Maryland.

==Career==
Kessler served as a member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], representing [[Frederick County, Maryland|Frederick County]] from 1860 to 1861.<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-death-of-a-member-of-t/146148118/ |title=Death of a Member of the Legislature of 1860 |date=1896-11-09 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-27}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/frhouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=[[Maryland State Archives]] |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-04-27}}</ref>

Kessler owned two farms near [[Jefferson, Maryland|Jefferson]].<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-sudden-death-in-the-street-7-n/146148267/ |title=Sudden Death in the Street |date=1896-11-07 |newspaper=The News |page=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-04-27}}{{Open access}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kessler had four sons and three daughters. His sons were Edward, Thomas, John and William. Towards the end of his life, he lived with his son in Jefferson.<ref name="obit2"/>

Kessler died of heart failure while walking in [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]] on November 7, 1896, aged about 85.<ref name="obit"/>

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[[Category:1810s births]]
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[[Category:Members of the Maryland House of Delegates]]
[[Category:Farmers from Maryland]]
[[Category:19th-century American farmers]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]

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