John Kissel (New York politician) explained

John Kissel
State:New York
Term Start:March 4, 1921
Term End:March 3, 1923
Predecessor:John MacCrate
Successor:George W. Lindsay
Office2:Member of the New York State Senate from the 9th district
Term Start2:January 1, 1909
Term End2:December 31, 1910
Predecessor2:Conrad Hasenflug
Successor2:Felix J. Sanner
Birth Date:31 July 1864
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, U.S.
Resting Place:Lutheran Cemetery, New York City, U.S.
Party:Republican
Profession:Politician, newspaper publisher

John Kissel (July 31, 1864, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York – October 3, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York City) was an American newspaper publisher and politician from New York.

Life

He attended public and private schools and served as a clerk in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He learned the printing trade and published the Kings County Republican from 1889 to 1914. Kissel became a member of the New York State Republican Committee in 1886; was Clerk to the Board of Supervisors of Kings County in 1894 and 1895; and engaged in the brewery business.

Kissel was a presidential elector in 1900.[1]

He was a member of the New York State Senate (9th D.) in 1909 and 1910; and organized, and for fifteen years conducted at his own expense, the first free labor bureau in the United States, which was subsequently merged into the United States Employment Service.

He was elected as a Republican to the 67th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1923. Afterwards, he became a general tax consultant with offices in Brooklyn and was employed as an attendant at the Empire State Building.

He died on October 3, 1938, in Brooklyn, and was buried at the Lutheran Cemetery in Glendale, Queens.

Notes and References

  1. News: January 14, 1901. Electors to Cast Vote. LX. 1. New-York Tribune. 19783. New York, N.Y.. Chronicling America.