Senator August George Kegler View All Years

A. G. KEGLER

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee appointed to prepare resolutions commemorating the life, character, and public services of Senator A. G. Kegler, late of Jackson County, Iowa, begs leave to submit the following report:

August George Kegler was the son of Christian and Barbara Kegler and was born at Elbingen, Nassau, Germany, on June 17, 1843. He came to America with his parents when a lad of ten years and they located on a farm in Jackson county, this state, where he grew to young manhood.

In 1863 he began his mercantile career and clerked in stores at Sabula and Davenport. In 1873 he engaged in the dry goods business in Bellevue in which he was very successful and continued in active business for a period of forty years. He retired in 1911 to enjoy a competence gained by fair and square methods of dealing with his customers.

Mr. Kegler was married to Catherine Lemkuhl in 1869 and they were the parents of one child, Sister M. Judicia of Sparta, Wis. His second marriage was to Anna Katherine Herbst on October 28, 1873. He is survived by his wife, one son, W. C. Kegler of Cincinnati, Ohio, and four daughters, Mrs. Paul Kempter and Miss Mariela Kegler of Bellevue, Mrs. W. A. Nelson of Cedar Rapids, and Sister M. Rafaelita of Kansas City, Mo. Harry C., Minnie, August T. Kegler and Mrs. Fred B. Hoeye preceded their father in death. He also leaves nine grandchildren.

Mr. Kegler was elected State Senator from Jackson county and served in the Twenty-second and Twenty-third General Assemblies with credit to himself and honor to the state. He was a pronounced democrat until the free silver issue became paramount in 1896, since which time he affiliated with the republican party. He was a great admirer and supporter of the late Theodore Roosevelt.

Mr. Kegler also served as County Supervisor, Township Clerk, Councilman and Mayor of Bellevue and his public career was without spot or blemish. He performed every duty incumbent upon him with ability and fidelity.

He was a man of high moral character and strong convictions. He stood fearlessly and courageously for the things he believed to be right and led an honorable, upright, Christian life. His community and the state lost an influential and public spirited citizen and his family a devoted husband and father when he was called upon to lay down the burdens of this life. Mr. Kegler died at his home at Bellevue, Iowa, July 5, 1923.

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved By the Senate of the Forty-first General Assembly of Iowa, that in the death of August George Kegler the state and the community where he lived have suffered the loss of an influential and honorable citizen; and

Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that the secretary be directed to send an engrossed copy thereof to the family of the deceased.

CHAS. S. BROWNE

W. E. MCLELAND

G. S. HARTMAN

Committee.