Edward Kesselly

Edward Binyah Kesselly (1937–1993) was a Liberian politician who served in the cabinet of President William R. Tolbert, Jr.. In 1978 he was appointed Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.

Early life Edward Binyah Kesselly was born in 1937 in Nyama-Kamadu, Quardu Gboni District, Lofa County, Liberia.

Political career President Tolbert appointed Kesselly Minister of Posts and Telecommunications on 3 February 1978, succeeding J. Jenkins Peel, who had resigned to become Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism. Prior to his appointment, Kesselly had served for five years as an administrator in that ministry.

In 1984 he founded the Unity Party, which later became one of Liberia's major political parties.

Death and legacy Kesselly died in 1993 and was buried in Monrovia. Eighteen years later his remains were reburied in his hometown of Nyama-Kamadu in Quardu Gboni District, Lofa County. Speakers at the reburial ceremony included Bureau of Maritime Authority commissioner Edward Binyah Kesselly Jr., his eldest son, and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

The former Camp Schiefflin military installation was later renamed Edward Binyah Kesselly Barracks(EBK) in his honor.