Andrew K. Hay

Andrew Kessler Hay (January 19, 1809 – February 7, 1881) was an American Whig and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851.

Biography Hay was born near Lowell, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809. He completed preparatory studies and was employed in the manufacture of window glass.

Early career In 1829, he moved to Waterford Works, New Jersey, in Winslow Township, and engaged in the manufacture of glass with his father-in-law, John Hammond Coffin, in Winslow and Hammonton. In 1836, he was leased his glassworks in conjunction with Coffin's natural son Bodine; Hay became the sole owner in 1851.

Congress Hay was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.

Later career After leaving Congress, he resumed his business interests. He was a presidential elector on the Republican ticket in the 1872 United States presidential election.

Death and burial Hay died in Winslow Township on February 7, 1881,