Sedgwick Kistler

Sedgwick Kistler
Member of the
Democratic National Committee
from Pennsylvania
In office
May 20, 1928 – May 22, 1936[1]
Preceded byJoe Guffey
Succeeded byGeorge Earle
Personal details
BornSeptember 10, 1875
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 28, 1952 (aged 76)[2]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBertha Kaul
ChildrenGertrude

Sedgwick Kistler was a Democratic political figure from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

Kistler represented Pennsylvania as its Democratic National Committeeman from 1928 through 1936.

In 1930, he was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate seat left vacant by the disqualification of William Vare,[3] but lost to Labor Secretary James Davis in one of the most lopsided defeats in state history.[4]

  1. ^ "Earle Victory in Committee Election Seen". The Reading Eagle. May 22, 1936. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "House of grief and mystery". The Express. October 30, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sedgwick Kistler Chosen By Democrats To Lead In Fight To Oust Joseph Grundy". The Gettysburg Compiler. March 1, 1930. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "PA US Senate Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 15, 2012.