Andrew Kessler Hay (January 19, 1809 – February 7, 1881) was an American Whig and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851.
[citation needed] He completed preparatory studies and was employed in the manufacture of window glass.
[citation needed] In 1829, he moved to Waterford Works, New Jersey, in Winslow Township,[citation needed] and engaged in the manufacture of glass with his father-in-law, John Hammond Coffin, in Winslow and Hammonton.
In 1836, he was leased his glassworks in conjunction with Coffin's natural son Bodine; Hay became the sole owner in 1851.
[2] One of its incorporators in 1852 and a director since 1870, he replaced Robert Frazer as president of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad in October 1873; in 1875, William Massey was made acing president due to Hay's severe ill health and in March 1876, Hay stepped down for the same reason, being succeeded by John Lucas.