Anson Foster Keeler | |
Birth Date: | 22 September 1887 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
Death Place: | Newington, Connecticut |
Residence: | South Norwalk, Connecticut |
Office: | Connecticut State Comptroller |
Order: | 47th |
Term Start: | 1933 |
Term End: | 1935 |
Governor: | Wilbur Lucius Cross |
Predecessor: | Frederick M. Salmon |
Successor: | Charles C. Swartz |
Term Start2: | 1931 |
Term End2: | 1933 |
Predecessor2: | John D. Milne |
Successor2: | John D. Milne |
Office3: | Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut |
Order3: | 20th |
Term Start3: | 1927 |
Term End3: | 1931 |
Predecessor3: | Thomas Robins |
Successor3: | Harold L. Nash |
Party: | Republican |
Occupation: | Laundry owner |
Branch: | United States Army |
Battles: | World War I |
Anson Foster Keeler (September 22, 1887 – September 29, 1943) was a Republican Connecticut State Comptroller from 1933 to 1935, and mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut, from 1927 to 1931. He served in the Connecticut Senate from the 26th district in 1931.
Keeler was born on September 22, 1887, in Brooklyn, New York City. He was the son of John Foster Keeler and Mary Gazetta Foster. He was a descendant of Ralph Keeler, one of the founding settlers of Norwalk. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I.[1]
He died on September 29, 1943, at the Veterans Hospital in Newington, Connecticut.[2] [3]