William McDonough Kelly
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Born | Georgetown, Ontario, Canada | July 21, 1925
Died | November 16, 2013 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 88)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Committees | Chair, Special Committee on Terrorism and Public Safety (1986–1991) Chair, Standing Committee of Selection (1991–1993) Chair, Special Committee on Security and Intelligence (1997–1999) |
Portfolio | Government Whip in the Senate (1991–1993) |
William McDonough Kelly, CLJ (July 21, 1925 – November 16, 2013) was a Canadian political strategist and Senator.
Kelly was a
He was appointed to the Senate in 1982 by Liberal Prime Minister
The Leader of the Official Opposition would submit a short list of names from which the Prime Minister would choose an appointee for a vacant Tory Senate seat. Several senior Red Tories such as Joe Clark's chief of staff, Peter Harder as well as Norman Atkins, Hugh Segal and Bill Davis himself lobbied Clark to include Kelly on the short list and lobbied the Prime Minister's Office to choose Kelly from the list. [citation needed]
As a Senator, Kelly served variously as caucus chairman and
World War II
During World War II, Kelly served as a lieutenant, of the Second Field Engineer Regiment.[1]
Affiliations/honours
Kelly also served as a director of the Council on Drug Abuse, chairman of the
References
Sources
- Tributes to William Kelly on his retirement from the Senate, Hansard, June 20, 2000