Biography

04/18/1928 - 05/22/2017

First Lieutenant William Graham Sesler (D49) Erie County 1961-1972

Early Life:

First Lieutenant William Graham Sesler, Born April 18, 1928, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; son of Frederick Allen Sesler and Nina Pauline Dixson Sesler; Academy High School, Erie, Pennsylvania; cum laude, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; First Lieutenant, Combined Command for Reconnaissance Activities, CCRAK Special Forces Unit, meritorious service, Bronze Star, United States Air Force, Korean War; GI Bill, University of Michigan Law School; admitted, Pennsylvania Bar, 1957; attorney, law firm,  Sesler and Sesler; married, Cecily Ann Parke, 1958 children, Greg, Doug, Elizabeth Sesler-Beckman; engaged, real estate; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate 1961-1972; Minority Caucus Secretary, 1967-1968; alternate delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1964; unsuccessful candidate, United States Senate, 1970; died, May 22, 2017, (age89) UPMC Hamot, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania; interment, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Jaycees; Tau Kappa Alpha.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 49thd district, Erie County, 1961-1972, Minority Caucus Secretary, 1967-1968.

Alternate delegate, Pennsylvania, Democratic National Convention, 1964.

Unsuccessful candidate, United States Senate, against Hugh Scott, 1970.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "S"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

 "William G. Sesler". Erie Times-News. May 24, 2017 – via Legacy.com.

William Graham Sesler (1928-2017) - Find a Grave Memorial