Emil Kiesewetter

Emil Kiesewetter (May 15, 1845 – October 28, 1924) was a Democratic politician in the U.S. State of Ohio. He was the Ohio State Auditor from 1884 to 1888.

Kiesewetter was born at Prairie Township, Franklin County, Ohio on May 15, 1845. His parents were Theodore and Joanna E. Kiesewetter, natives of Germany, who had emigrated to Franklin County in 1844. They stayed at Prairie Township until 1849, when they moved to Columbus, the state capital. The mother died in 1850 and the father died in 1874.

At age 12, Kiesewetter began working at a Columbus hotel. He went on to attend Columbus Commercial College in his later years, where he studied bookkeeping. He worked in that field until 1862.

Kiesewetter ran for re-election in 1887, but lost to Republican Ebenezer W. Poe. He completed his term January 1888.

Kieswetter organized Ohio Savings Bank, where he became president in 1908 and chairman of the board in 1921. He was also involved in starting the Great Southern Hotel, Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company, Columbus Railway Power and Light Company, and the Pauline Home for the Aged.

Kiesewetter died October 28, 1924, and was interred at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

On November 4, 1869, Kiesewetter married Francis Orthafer, and had two sons. He was a member of the Masons, I.O.O.F., and Knights of Pythias.