Prev Next
Anthony Kemper
Agency patch
Patrolman

Anthony Kemper

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Felonious
United States flag Ohio flag
End of Watch February 23, 1876
Age 23
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
The Vigil Panel 16 · Column 1 · Line 1 ›
Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Patrolman Anthony Kemper succumbed to injuries sustained when he was assaulted by an intoxicated man whom he was escorting back to his residence.

Patrolman Kemper found a drunk man creating a disturbance in front of the Fort Sumter Saloon at 15th Street and the Canal. Instead of arresting him, Patrolman Kemper attempted to escort him home. The man consented to go to his brother's home about half a block away, fronting the canal between 15th and Wade Streets. Patrolman Kemper succeeded in getting the man to the top of the stairs at about 3:30 a.m. when the man suddenly struck him in the face.

He was knocked over the banisters to the sidewalk twenty feet below. Patrolman Kemper's lieutenant heard the noise of the fall and ran to Patrolman Kemper's aid but found him unconscious as the result of a skull fracture. The subject was arrested and taken to Oliver Street Station.

Patrolman Kemper was removed to his home at Clark and Linn Streets, where he died shortly before 2:00 p.m.

Patrolman Kemper had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and brother.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtnnw46azjszbmn0gdb41
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Anthony. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

150 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Kemper gave the Cincinnati Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1876
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Person; Alcohol involved

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Anthony is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

  3. See the roll
  4. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1876, 35 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 149th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Anthony was 23. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Anthony had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person; alcohol involved, in 0% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Anthony among them.

Across the years
VI

Where

Patrolman Anthony Kemper

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch February 23, 1876

Where the Name Is Cut

↑