Summary
Andrew Kessler Hay (January 19, 1809 – February 7, 1881) was an American Whig and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851.
Andrew Kessler Hay | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | James G. Hampton |
| Succeeded by | Nathan T. Stratton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1809 Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 7, 1881 (aged 72) Winslow Township, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican (from 1872) Whig (until 1856) |
| Profession | Politician |
Biography edit
Hay was born near Lowell, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809.[citation needed] He completed preparatory studies and was employed in the manufacture of window glass.[citation needed] In 1829, he moved to Waterford Works, New Jersey, in Winslow Township,[citation needed] and engaged in the manufacture of glass with his father-in-law, John Hammond Coffin, in Winslow and Hammonton. In 1836, he was leased his glassworks in conjunction with Coffin's natural son Bodine; Hay became the sole owner in 1851.[1]
Hay was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.[2]
After leaving Congress, he resumed his business interests. He was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in the 1872 United States presidential election.[2] One of its incorporators in 1852 and a director since 1870, he replaced Robert Frazer as president of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad in October 1873; in 1875, William Massey was made acing president due to Hay's severe ill health and in March 1876, Hay stepped down for the same reason, being succeeded by John Lucas. He remained in his directing position until his death.[3]
Hay died in Winslow Township on February 7, 1881,[2] and was interred in Colestown Cemetery in what is now Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey.[citation needed] He had three daughters and a son, William C. Hay. His nephew, John B. Hay, became head of Hay & Company.[4]
See also edit
Sources edit
- ^ McMahon, William (1973). South Jersey Towns, History and Legend: History and Legends (Reprint 2022 ed.). Rutgers University Press. pp. 224, 282–283. ISBN 9780813558769 – via De Gruyter.
- ^ a b c "Obituary". Philadelphia Inquirer. Newspaper.com. 8 February 1881. p. 1.
- ^ Towle, Charles L. (1948). "History of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad and Associated Railroads 1852-1897". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin (73): 17, 22–23, 31. ISSN 0033-8842. JSTOR 43517493.
- ^ "With Three Glass Factories, the Town Succumbs to the Ravages of Time". Bridgeton Pioneer. Newspaper.com. 30 August 1888. p. 1.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Andrew Kessler Hay (id: H000381)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Andrew Kessler Hay at The Political Graveyard
- Andrew Kessler Hay at Find a Grave