Andrew Kessler Hay (January 19, 1809 – February 7, 1881) was an American
Whig and
Republican politician who represented
New Jersey
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's
1st congressional district in the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1849 to 1851.
Biography
Hay was born near
Lowell, Massachusetts
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, on January 19, 1809. He completed preparatory studies and was employed in the manufacture of window glass. In 1829, he moved to
Waterford Works, New Jersey
Waterford Works is an unincorporated community located within Waterford Township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Waterford Works is east-southeast of Chesilhurst. Waterford Works has a post office
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, in
Winslow Township, 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.
Hay was elected as a Whig to the
Thirty-first Congress
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, serving in office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his business interests. He was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in the
1872 United States presidential election
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.
One of its
incorporators in 1852 and a director since 1870, he replaced Robert Frazer as president of the
Camden and Atlantic Railroad
The West Jersey and Seashore Railroad (WJ&S) was a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary in the U.S. state of New Jersey with a connection to Philadelphia. It was formed through the merger of several smaller roads in May 1896. At the end of 1925 it ...
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.
Hay died in Winslow Township on February 7, 1881,
and was interred in
Colestown Cemetery in what is now
Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census. . He had three daughters and a son, William C. Hay. His nephew, John B. Hay, became head of Hay & Company.
See also
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New Jersey in the 19th century
New Jersey in the nineteenth century led the United States into the Industrial Revolution. The state sent soldiers, supplies and money to the wars of the period but was not the location of any battles.
Population
Population growth was steady ac ...
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Politics of New Jersey
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Sources
External links
Andrew Kessler Hayat
The Political Graveyard
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1809 births
1881 deaths
People from Winslow Township, New Jersey
Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
19th-century American politicians
Burials at Colestown Cemetery (Cherry Hill, New Jersey)
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