Chester Anton Chesney (March 9, 1916 – September 20, 1986) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

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Chester A. Chesney
1950 photo by Harris & Ewing (Washington, D.C.)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
Preceded by	Chauncey W. Reed
Succeeded by	Timothy P. Sheehan
Personal details
Born	Chester Anton Chesney (1916-03-09)March 9, 1916 Chicago, Illinois, US
Died	September 20, 1986(1986-09-20) (aged 70) Marco Island, Florida, US
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	DePaul University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1946
Rank	Major
Unit	Air Corps
American football career
No. 56
Position:	Center
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College:	DePaul University
Career history
Chicago Bears (1939–1940)
Career highlights and awards
NFL champion (1940)

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Chesney was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Polish descent.^[1] He attended St. Hyacinth and Lane Technical High School. He graduated from the DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, in 1938.

Chesney later played professional football with the Chicago Bears in 1939 and 1940.

He entered the United States Air Force in June 1941 as a private and was discharged as a major in 1946 with service in the Pacific and European Theaters. He served as assistant chief of special service, Veterans Administration, Hines, Illinois, in 1946 and 1947.

After the war, he took graduate work at Northwestern University Graduate Commerce School in 1947. He became an Executive with Montgomery Ward & Co., in 1948 and 1949. He later served as vice-president and director of Avondale Savings & Loan Association.

Chesney was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress, though served as delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

He was a resident of Marco Island, Florida, until his death there September 20, 1986. He was interred in St. Adalbert Cemetery, Niles, Illinois.