| Simon Kander | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly: | Wisconsin |
| District: | Milwaukee 8th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 1907 |
| Term End: | January 1, 1909 |
| Predecessor: | Oscar F. Thieme |
| Successor: | Fred R. Zimmerman |
| Birth Name: | Simon Kander |
| Birth Date: | 21 December 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Death Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Restingplace: | Greenwood Cemetery Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Children: | none |
| Party: | Republican |
Simon Kander (December 21, 1848 - March 13, 1931) was an American businessman and politician. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Kander went to Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Titusville, Pennsylvania. In 1868, Kander moved with his parents to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kander was in the real estate business and was also a traveling salesman for a clothing firm. His wife was Lizzie Black Kander who was a progressive reformer. Kander served on the Milwaukee School Board. In 1907, Kander served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Republican. Kander died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after a long illness.[1] [2]
He and his wife are distant relatives of former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.[3]