Legislator Details
Image Description:
Louis L. Kelley, portrait from Nimmo, p.66
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 56
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 12/29/1848
City: Clarendon, VT
County: Rutland County, VT
Country: US
Death
Date: 12/21/1935
City: Okemos, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 12/23/1935
City: Okemos, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Glendale Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Rosetta M. Cherryman, dau. of George and Sarah Cherryman,, in Disco, Macomb Co., MI, 4/23/1871; children: Louis Harold, Ruby Winifred, Edith M. (Hubbard) [adopted], Genevieve Grace and George Eugene; married Ida Mae Bradbeer; children: Margaret Elizabeth (Eno) and Ethel May (Wilkins) and one other
Number of Children: 8
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: clerk, teacher, physician
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Ann Arbor, MI High School;
Medical School, University of Michigan, graduated March, 1875
Biographical Sketch:
Of American descent. Son of Obidiah Alma and Mary Elizabeth (Frost) Kelley. Came to Michigan in 1861. He did clerking and teaching until the fall of 1872 when he entered the medical department of the University of Michigan. After graduation, he located at Farwell, MI, May 1, 1875, and practiced medicine. He served as village trustee, president, supervisor for 20 years, and served several terms as the chairman of the board of supervisors.
Member of the Odd Fellows
Notable Facts:
One of the first pysicians in the farwell area; did rounds on horseback.
Said to have had a beard "one foot, 10 inches, from tip to snout..."
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Religious and Benevolent Societies , Taxation , Fisheries , Normal School at Marquette , Public Buildings , State Tuberculosis Sanitorium
City of Residence: Farwell
County of Residence Clare
District Description: Comprising the counties of Alcona, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda and Roscommon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of Religious and Benevolent Societies; and Taxation
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Forestry & State Lands , Home for Feeble Minded , Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind , Normal College , Public Health
City of Residence: Farwell
County of Residence Clare
District Description: Counties of Alcona, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda and Roscommon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: General Taxation , Northern Asylum for Insane , Public Health , State Sanatorium
City of Residence: Farwell
County of Residence Clare
District Description: Counties of Clare, Gladwin and Roscommon
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the State Sanatorium
Committees Served On: Eastern Asylum for Insane , General Taxation , Liquor Traffic
City of Residence: Farwell
County of Residence Clare
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Nimmo p.66, includes portrait; Manual 1913, p.735; Manual 1915 pp. 765-66; PolGryd; Michiganology; USCen 1870,1920; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; Record p.306
