William Sesler

William Graham Sesler
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 49th district
In office
January 1, 1961 – November 30, 1972
Preceded byC. Arthur Blass
Succeeded byQuentin Orlando
ConstituencyPart of Erie County
Personal details
Born(1928-04-18)April 18, 1928
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMay 22, 2017(2017-05-22) (aged 89)
Erie, Pennsylvania, US
PartyDemocratic
SpouseCecily P. Sesler
Children3
EducationUniversity of Michigan
OccupationAttorney
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service
Korean War
RankFirst Lieutenant

William Graham Sesler (April 18, 1928 – May 22, 2017) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1961 to 1972. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania against Hugh Scott.

Biography

Born in 1928 to Frederick A. Sesler and Pauline Dixson, Sesler was the youngest of three boys, an older brother, Frederick D. Sesler, and a twin, Thomas R. Sesler. He went to Academy High School.

He attended Kenyon College and joined the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He became a first lieutenant. After serving in the Air Force, he went to University of Michigan Law School.

William worked as an attorney with the firm Sesler & Sesler. He died on May 22, 2017.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 24, 2009). "Index to Politicians: Serr to Sewak". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "S"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ↑ "Governor Race Seen Close". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 2, 1970. Retrieved December 9, 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Sesler Bid for Senate Due Today". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 9, 1970. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "William G. Sesler". LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. LexisNexis, Reed Elsevier.
  6. ↑ "William G. Sesler". Erie Times-News. May 24, 2017 – via Legacy.com.