John Kissel (New York politician)

John Kissel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	John MacCrate
Succeeded by	George W. Lindsay
Member of the New York State Senate from the 9th district
In office January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1910
Preceded by	Conrad Hasenflug
Succeeded by	Felix J. Sanner
Personal details
Born	(1864-07-31)July 31, 1864 New York City, U.S.
Died	October 3, 1938(1938-10-03) (aged 74) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Lutheran Cemetery, New York City, U.S.
Political 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.

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.

References

• United States Congress. "John Kissel (id: K000245)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.