Augustine B. Kelley

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Augustine B. Kelley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st district
In office
January 3, 1953 – November 20, 1957
Preceded byJames F. Lind
Succeeded byJohn Herman Dent
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 27th district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byHarve Tibbott
Succeeded byJames G. Fulton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 28th district
In office
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945
Preceded byRobert G. Allen
Succeeded byRobert L. Rodgers
Personal details
Born
Augustine Bernard Kelley

(1883-07-09)July 9, 1883
New Baltimore, Pennsylvania, US
DiedNovember 20, 1957(1957-11-20) (aged 74)
Bethesda, Maryland, US
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUnited States Military Academy

Augustine Bernard Kelley (July 9, 1883 – November 20, 1957) was an American politician who served as a

U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
from 1941 to 1957.

Life and career

Kelley was born in

Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and later became superintendent of the H.C. Frick Coke Company. He was also associated with other coke and coal companies. He served as a member of the Greensburg, Pennsylvania
, Board of Education in 1935 and 1936.

Kelley was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served until his death in Bethesda, Maryland. In Congress he served as Chairman of the United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions during the 79th United States Congress. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery.[1]

See also

  • List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Augustine B. ANC Explorer. Arlington National Cemetery.
  • United States Congress. "Augustine B. Kelley (id: K000058)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district

1941–1945
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district

1945–1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

1953–1957
Succeeded by
John H. Dent