A. Pratt Kessler Explained

A. Pratt Kessler
Office1:12th Attorney General of Utah
Governor1:George Dewey Clyde
Term Start1:December 1961
Term End1:January 4, 1965
Predecessor1:Walter L. Budge
Successor1:Phil L. Hansen
Office2:United States Attorney for the District of Utah
President2:Dwight D. Eisenhower
Term Start2:May 22, 1953
Term End2:1961
Predecessor2:Scott Milne Matheson Sr.
Successor2:William T. Thurman
Birth Date:26 April 1905
Birth Place:Salt Lake City, Utah
Death Place:Salt Lake City, Utah
Party:Republican

A. Pratt Kessler (April 26, 1905 – October 13, 1984) was an American politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Utah from 1953 to 1961 and as the Attorney General of Utah from 1961 to 1965.[1]

He died of cardiac arrest on October 13, 1984, in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 79.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah on July 27, 1962 · Page 5 . Newspapers.com . 1962-07-27 . 2016-11-29.
  2. Web site: History Of The District Of Utah's U.S. Attorney's Office . Justice.gov . 2016-11-29.