Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 5
Gender: Male
Age at election: 29
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 11/26/1865
City: Ferrysburg, MI
County: Ottawa County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Zipha E. Wheeler, dau. of Joseph [ or James] E. Wheeler, 8/28/1888
Number of Children: 0
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Occupation: bookkeeper, real estate, insurance, lumber, lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended common schools; public schools of Grand Haven and Muskegon; graduated from high school
Biographical Sketch:
Of Irish ancestry. Located in Muskegon, 1879. Bookkeeper in his home town and later, for Dennis Smith & Co. [dry goods], a large mercantile in Muskegon, 1881-89. He was briefly a reporter for the Muskegon newspaper. He purchased an interest in Simmons & Kinne, the Muskegon Planing Mill & Box Manufactory, 1885-89. In 1889, he briefly entered a wholesale lumber business as W.D.Kelly & Co., before dealing in real estate and insurance.. First secretary of Muskegon Chamber of Commerce, starting 1892. He owned a hotel in Colfax, IA in association with his brother. Member of the Maccabees.
Notable Facts:
Served in both chambers.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: State Affairs , Mechanical Interests , Elections , Finance and Appropriations , Industrial Home for Girls , Lumber Interests, Taxation
City of Residence: Muskegon
County of Residence Muskegon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Asylum for Insane at Kalamazoo , Banks and Corporations , Fisheries , Immigration , Printing , School for the Blind
City of Residence: Muskegon
County of Residence Muskegon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Fisheries and Game, General Taxation , Insurance , Private Corporations
City of Residence: Muskegon
County of Residence Muskegon
District Description: See district map in Michigan Manual 1899 between pages 448 and 449
Reason for Leaving Office: See Notes
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Elected to the state senate for the 41st session
Committees Served On: Apportionment , State Prison , Ways and Means
City of Residence: Muskegon
County of Residence Muskegon
District Description: City of Muskegon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Apportionments, Home for Feeble Minded , Railroads , Rules and Joint Rules
City of Residence: Muskegon
County of Residence Muskegon
District Description: City of Muskegon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1895 p.571-72; MILegHdbk 1903 p.16; Manual 1897 p.655; USCen 1900; http://ottawa.migenweb.net/biographies/1893/kellywd.html ; BiogPub p.256
