Anson F. Keeler Explained

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.

Biography

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]

Memberships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anson Foster Keeler . Grand Lodge of Connecticut A.F. & A.M. . 2015-05-06 . ... Going into World War I in 1917 as a private, he came back from France in 1919 as a Second Lieutenant and retired from the State service in 1930 as Colonel of the Finance Department. ... . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072501/http://www.ctfreemasons.net/index.php/past-grand-masters/618-mw-anson-foster-keeler-1942.html . 2015-05-18 . dead .
  2. Web site: Anson Foster Keeler . 2015-05-06 . ... also known as Anson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 22, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry owner; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1927–31; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut state comptroller, 1933–35. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Veterans Hospital, Newington, Hartford County, Conn., September 29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7 days). Burial location unknown. .
  3. News: Anson Keeler, 56, Norwalk Ex-Mayor. Former Connecticut State Controller and War Veteran . . September 30, 1943 . 2015-05-06 .