Abraham Lincoln Keister
Abraham L. Keister | |
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 From Volume III of 1918's Old and New Westmoreland | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Curtis Hussey Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Edward Everett Robbins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10, 1852 Upper Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1917 (aged 64) Scottdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Otterbein College |
Abraham Lincoln Keister (September 10, 1852 – May 26, 1917) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Abraham L. Keister was born in Upper Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio in 1874, he studied law, was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of Ohio in 1878, and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio.[3][4]
In 1882, he moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the manufacture of coke. Seven years later, he organized the First National Bank of Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and served continuously as its president for twenty-eight years.[5][6]
In 1901, he organized the Scottdale Savings & Trust Co., and remained connected with this financial institution until his death. He also served as a member of the Scottdale Board of Education for more than twenty years.[7][8]
Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916, and resumed his former business pursuits until he died at his home in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 1917. He was interred in the Scottdale Cemetery.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, December 2022.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," The Political Graveyard.
- 1852 births
- 1917 deaths
- Otterbein University alumni
- American bankers
- Ohio lawyers
- Politicians from Columbus, Ohio
- Politicians from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American legislators
- Lawyers from Columbus, Ohio
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American businesspeople