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American politician
Anson Foster Keeler
47th Connecticut State Comptroller
In office
1933–1935
GovernorWilbur Lucius Cross
Preceded byFrederick M. Salmon
Succeeded byCharles C. Swartz
Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 26th District
In office
1931–1933
Preceded byJohn D. Milne
Succeeded byJohn D. Milne
20th Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1927–1931
Preceded byThomas Robins
Succeeded byHarold L. Nash
Personal details
Born(1887-09-22)September 22, 1887
Brooklyn, New York
DiedSeptember 29, 1943(1943-09-29) (aged 56)
Newington, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSouth Norwalk, Connecticut
OccupationLaundry owner
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Battles/warsWorld War I

Anson Foster Keeler (September 22, 1887 – September 29, 1943) was a Republican Connecticut State Comptroller from 1933 to 1935, and mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut, from 1927 to 1931. He served in the Connecticut Senate from the 26th district in 1931.

Biography

Keeler was born on September 22, 1887, in Brooklyn, New York City. He was the son of John Foster Keeler and Mary Gazetta Foster. He was a descendant of Ralph Keeler, one of the founding settlers of Norwalk. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I.

He died on September 29, 1943, at the Veterans Hospital in Newington, Connecticut.

Memberships

  • Freemasons, Shriners, Elks, Moose, and Redmen

References

  1. ^ "Anson Foster Keeler". Retrieved 2015-05-06. ... also known as Anson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 22, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry owner; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1927–31; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut state comptroller, 1933–35. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Veterans Hospital, Newington, Hartford County, Conn., September 29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7 days). Burial location unknown.
  2. ^ "Anson Keeler, 56, Norwalk Ex-Mayor. Former Connecticut State Controller and War Veteran". The New York Times. September 30, 1943. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  3. "Anson Foster Keeler". Grand Lodge of Connecticut A.F. & A.M. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-06. ... Going into World War I in 1917 as a private, he came back from France in 1919 as a Second Lieutenant and retired from the State service in 1930 as Colonel of the Finance Department. ...
Preceded byThomas Robins Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
1927–1931 		Succeeded byHarold L. Nash
Preceded byJohn D. Milne Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 26th District
1931–1933 		Succeeded byJohn D. Milne
Preceded byFrederick M. Salmon Connecticut State Comptroller
1933–1935 		Succeeded byCharles C. Swartz


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