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A. Pratt Kessler

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A. Pratt Kessler
12th Attorney General of Utah
In office
December 1961 – January 4, 1965
GovernorGeorge Dewey Clyde
Preceded byWalter L. Budge
Succeeded byPhil L. Hansen
United States Attorney for the District of Utah
In office
May 22, 1953 – 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byScott Milne Matheson Sr.
Succeeded byWilliam T. Thurman
Personal details
Born(1905-04-26)April 26, 1905
Salt Lake City, Utah
DiedOctober 13, 1984(1984-10-13) (aged 79)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Political partyRepublican

A. Pratt Kessler (April 26, 1905 – October 13, 1984) was an American politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Utah from 1953 to 1961 and as the Attorney General of Utah from 1961 to 1965.[1]

He died of cardiac arrest on October 13, 1984, in Salt Lake City, Utah at age 79.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah on July 27, 1962 · Page 5". Newspapers.com. 1962-07-27. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  2. ^ "History Of The District Of Utah's U.S. Attorney's Office". Justice.gov. Retrieved 2016-11-29.