Legislator Details
Peter J. Kelly
AKA:
Number of sessions served 6
Gender: Male
Age at election: 56
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 6/27/1888
City:
County: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Country: US
Death
Date: 4/10/1966
City:
County:
Country:
Type of Burial: Interred
Burial
Date:
City: Southfield MI
County:
Country: US
Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Nellie E. Dougher in 1924 and is the father of 11 children, all born in Detroit. Two oldest sons served with the armed forces in Korea.
Number of Children: 11
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: Baliff, teacher
Race:
Education:
graduate of St. Basils High School, Dushore, Pennsylvania in 1907;
Biographical Sketch:
taught school in Sullivan County; served with the A.E.F. in 1917 and 1918 and honorably discharged in 1919; served as constable of the 16th ward of Detroit, bailiff of Common Pleas Court; is a Past Grand knight of the Knights of Columbus and was a charter member of the American Legion and Vetrans of Foreign Wars.
Managed the real estate office for Dan J. Harrison until the early 1930s.
Notable Facts:
elected to the House of Representatives in 1944, 1948 and to each succeeding session of the legislature.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Aid to Handicapped, City Corporations , Conservation, State Library
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 6
District Description: City of Detroit Ward 16
Date Elected: 11/6/1956
Date Sworn In: 1/9/1957
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Aid to Handicapped, City Corporations , Conservation, State Library
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 6
District Description: City of Detroit Ward 16
Date Elected: 11/2/1954
Date Sworn In: 1/12/1955
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Aid to Handicapped, City Corporations , Conservation, Metropolitan Affairs, State Library
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Ward 21--all that portion lying easterly of a continuous line formed by the center lines of the following: beginning at the intersection of Kingsville and Kelly Aves and running along Kelly, Hayes, Harper, Chalmers, Mack, Conner, Jefferson to the Detroit Terminal RR thence along said RR right-of-way and on an extended line there-from to the Detroit River
Date Elected: 11/4/1952
Date Sworn In: 1/14/1953
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Aid to Handicapped, City Corporations , Conservation, Metropolitan Affairs
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Cities of Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods and Harper Woods and Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Point
Date Elected: 11/7/1950
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1951
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Aid to Handicapped, City Corporations , Conservation, Metropolitan Affairs
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Point, and the cities of Detroit and Grosse Pointe
Date Elected: 11/2/1948
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1949
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Conservation, Kalamazoo State Hospital , Metropolitan Affairs, State Capitol and Public Buildings , State Normal College
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Point, and the cities of Detroit and Grosse Pointe
Date Elected: 11/7/1944
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1945
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
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