Background
Kahler, Frederick August was born on September 21, 1850 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Christian and Anna M. (Ottesen) Kahler.
Kahler, Frederick August was born on September 21, 1850 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Christian and Anna M. (Ottesen) Kahler.
Bachelor of Arts, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1869. Graduate Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, 1874. Doctor of Divinity, Thiel College.
Doctor of Laws, Muhlenberg College, 1925.
Ordained Lutheran ministry, 1874. Pastor Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1874-1884, Holy Trinity Church, Buffalo, since 1884. Trustee Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.
A leader in founding Lutheran Synod of New York and N.E. (president, now member Executive Board). A founder, 1895, Lutheran Church Home, Buffalo, and its vice president. A founder Lutheran Church Review, and led in establishing 7 chs.
Home: Buffalo, New York.
Member exec.
Married Margaret Torbert MacNair, August 6, 1879.