Martin H. Kennelly
Martin H. Kennelly | |
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President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
In office 1952–1953 | |
Preceded by | David L. Lawrence |
Succeeded by | Thomas A. Burke |
Personal details | |
Born | Martin Henry Kennelly August 11, 1887 Democratic |
Alma mater | De La Salle Institute |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Martin Henry Kennelly (August 11, 1887 – November 29, 1961) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 47th
Early life
Kennelly was born in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood, the youngest of five children.[4] He served in the Army during World War I with the rank of captain. After the war he returned to Chicago and entered the moving and storage business, and lived on the north end of Lake Shore Drive (5555 North Sheridan Road).
Early career
He was the founder and first president of Allied Van Lines, an alliance that united independent local moving and storage companies under a single brand. A contemporary of Marshall Field's, a prominent Chicago retailer, Kennelly's moving company got the contract for Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. After retiring, he was involved in social and civic affairs. He was the head of the Chicago chapter of the American Red Cross during World War II.[5]
Mayor of Chicago
When the city administration of
In 1952 and 1953, Kennelly served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.[11]
Death
Kennelly died from heart failure on November 29, 1961, at age 74, and was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.[12]
References
- ^ "Chicago Mayors". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ a b O'Malley, (1980).
- ^ "Hold Rites Saturday for Martin Kennelly". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 1961. pp. 1, 16. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 0-8093-1961-6
- ^ UIC University Library
- ISBN 0-226-64431-6
- ISBN 0-8093-1961-6
- ^ Hartman, Allen (1973). "The Chicago Home Rule Commission: Report and Recommendations" (PDF). Home Rule in Illinois: 107–114.
- ^ "Tells of Hope of Quick Filter Plant Ruling, Mortimer Seeks Appeal Decision by January". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 10, 1953. Retrieved January 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Connor, Len (1975). Clout: Mayor Daley and His City. Henry Renery Company.
- ^ "Leadership". The United States Conference of Mayors. November 23, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ NNDB: Martin H. Kennelly
Further reading
- Hirsch, Arnold R. "Martin H. Kennelly: The Mugwump and the Machine." in The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition (1995): 126-143.
- O'Malley, Peter Joseph. "Mayor Martin H. Kennelly Of Chicago: A Political Biography" (PhD dissertation, University of Illinois at Chicago, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1980. 8023247). abstract
- Vaz, Matthew Running the Numbers: Race, Police, and the History of Urban Gambling University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 2020