John Kelsey Deal

John Kelsey Deal (31 December 1843 – 23 May 1892) was an American educator and politician.

John Kelsey Deal was born in Groveland, New York, on 31 December 1843. When Deal was fifteen, his family moved to Allen County, Indiana, where they farmed, and his father George later died. Deal enlisted with Company C of the 88th Indiana Infantry Regiment in July 1862, after the American Civil War began. He left active service within two years, and, after attending Fort Wayne College, became a teacher.