Anthony R. Kuser
| Anthony R. Kuser | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony Rudolph Kuser May 12, 1862 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | February 8, 1929 (aged 66) West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Fairchild Dryden |
| Children |
John Dryden Kuser Cynthia Dryden Kuser |
| Parent(s) | Rudolph Kuser Rosalie Prieth |
| Relatives | John Fairfield Dryden (father-in-law) |
Anthony Rudolph Kuser (May 12, 1862 – February 8, 1929) was a businessman and philanthropist who donated the land that makes up New Jersey's highest point and had the monument there built as a war memorial.
Anthony Rudolph Kuser was born on May 12, 1862 in Newark, New Jersey to Swiss born Rudolph Kuser (1818–1891) and Rosalie Prieth (1833–1923). He moved with his family at age 5 to Trenton, New Jersey. His siblings included Frederick Kruser (1859–1937), John Louis Kuser (1862–1937), his twin and the secretary-treasurer of Mercer automobiles, Rudolph Victor Kuser (1865–1931), Louise Kuser (1867–1951), and Benedict Charles Kuser (1870–1930).
He was educated in the parochial schools of Newark and of Hamilton township public schools where he studied engineering.
He organized the Trenton Hygeia Ice Company, the Trenton Brewery Company, and was instrumental in consolidating all the gas and electric companies of Trenton. Along with his twin brother, John L. Kuser, he was the leading spirit in the purchase of the Trenton Street Railway Company.
He was president of the South Jersey Gas and Electric Lighting Company, and he originated the idea of manufacturing coke at Camden, and of piping the gas to Trenton. At the time, it was the longest piping line of its kind in the world.
In 1889, he was appointed the personal staff of Governor Leon Abbett, where he received a nickname of "Colonel." He would serve in a similar capacity for Governors George T. Werts and John W. Griggs. He served on the board of railroad assessors and was nominated for state senator from Mercer county, but refused to accept.
In 1909, he financed the Kuser-William Beebe Expedition to study birds in Ceylon, India, Burma, the Malay States, Java, Borneo, China and Japan. In 1916, he also gave $100,000 to fund a series of volumes on pheasants.
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