Adolph H. Kayser

Who is Adolph H. Kayser?

Adolph H. Kayser was Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin from 1914 to 1915. He was born on January 28, 1851 and died on January 26, 1925.

One time prominent in the commercial life of the community, died Monday morning at a local hospital after an illness of two months. Mr.Kayser was mayor for one term, from 1914 to 1916, succeeding John B Heim, who was also his neighbor for a lifeteme on E. Gorham St. The Kayser home is now at 425 N. Livingston St.Mr Kayser was born in the little village of Frechen, near Cologne, on the Rhine, in Germany, on Jan. 28, 1851. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Kayser. When four years old he came to America with his parents, who settled on a farm near Sauk City. Later the family moved to Madison. In 1881, Mr. Kayser was married to Hedwig Stein, daughter of the late Christian Stein. For a number of years he was associated with the C. P. Stein Lumber Co., which was incorporated as the A. H. Kayser Lumber Co. upon the death of Christian Stein.