Patrick H. Kelley
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Patrick H. Kelley | |
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Samuel William Smith | |
| Succeeded by | Grant M. Hudson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Archibald Nichols |
| 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
| In office 1907–1911 | |
| Governor | Fred M. Warner |
| Preceded by | Alexander Maitland |
| Succeeded by | John Q. Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1867 Silver Creek Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 1925 (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Michigan |
Patrick Henry Kelley (October 7, 1867 – September 11, 1925) was a politician from the
U.S. Representative from Michigan's 6th congressional district
from 1915 to 1923.
Biography
Kelley was born in
Northern Indiana Normal School in Valparaiso. He taught school at Fair Plain in Berrien County for several years. He attended the Michigan State Normal School at Ypsilanti (now Eastern Michigan University) and then graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1900. He was admitted to the bar the same year, commenced practice in Lansing and was a law partner [1] with Seymour H. Person
.
Kelley served as a member of the State board of education 1901–1905, as the
1910 census, technically becoming the first to represent the 13th district. He was then re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses from Michigan's 6th congressional district
.
In 1922, Kelley did not seek renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate, losing in the Republican primary to Charles E. Townsend. He resumed the practice of law in Lansing. He died while on a visit to Washington, D.C., and is interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Lansing.
References
- United States Congress. "Patrick H. Kelley (id: K000061)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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