Abraham Lincoln Keister

Abraham L. Keister
From Volume III of 1918's Old and New Westmoreland
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Curtis Hussey Gregg
Succeeded by	Edward Everett Robbins
Personal details
Born	(1852-09-10)September 10, 1852 Upper Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 26, 1917(1917-05-26) (aged 64) Scottdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Otterbein College

Abraham Lincoln Keister (September 10, 1852 – May 26, 1917) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.^[1][2]

Biography

Abraham L. Keister was born in Upper Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio in 1874, he studied law, was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of Ohio in 1878, and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio.^[3][4]

In 1882, he moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the manufacture of coke. Seven years later, he organized the First National Bank of Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and served continuously as its president for twenty-eight years.^[5][6]

In 1901, he organized the Scottdale Savings & Trust Co., and remained connected with this financial institution until his death. He also served as a member of the Scottdale Board of Education for more than twenty years.^[7][8]

Elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, he was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916, and resumed his former business pursuits until he died at his home in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 1917. He was interred in the Scottdale Cemetery.^[9][10]

References

1. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Congress, retrieved online February 20, 2023.
2. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, December 2022.
3. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
4. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," The Political Graveyard.
5. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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8. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," The Political Graveyard.
9. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
10. "Keister, Abraham Lincoln," The Political Graveyard.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Curtis H. Gregg	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district 1913–1917	Succeeded by Edward E. Robbins