John Kissel (New York)
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John Kissel was a United States Representative from New York
. He was born in Brooklyn on July 31, 1864. He attended public and private schools, and served as clerk in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
. He learned the printing trade and published the Kings County Republican 1889-1914. Kissel became a member of the Republican State committee in 1886, clerk to the board of supervisors in 1894 and 1895, and engaged in the brewery business.
He served as a member of New York State Senate
, organized and for fifteen years conducted at his own expense the first free labor bureau in this country, which was subsequently merged into the National Employment Agency. He was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress. He then became a general tax consultant with offices in Brooklyn, and was employed as an attendant at the Empire State Building
. He died in Brooklyn on October 3, 1938, with interment in the Lutheran Cemetery in Queens.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was born in Brooklyn on July 31, 1864. He attended public and private schools, and served as clerk in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The United States Navy Yard, New York–better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard –was an American shipyard located in Brooklyn, northeast of the Battery on the East River in Wallabout Basin, a semicircular bend of the river across from Corlear's Hook in Manhattan...
. He learned the printing trade and published the Kings County Republican 1889-1914. Kissel became a member of the Republican State committee in 1886, clerk to the board of supervisors in 1894 and 1895, and engaged in the brewery business.
He served as a member of New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
, organized and for fifteen years conducted at his own expense the first free labor bureau in this country, which was subsequently merged into the National Employment Agency. He was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1921-March 3, 1923), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress. He then became a general tax consultant with offices in Brooklyn, and was employed as an attendant at the Empire State Building
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...
. He died in Brooklyn on October 3, 1938, with interment in the Lutheran Cemetery in Queens.