John Kelly (politician)

This article deals with the House of Representatives John Kelly († 1886). For the General and Chief of Staff of the White House of the same name, see John F. Kelly .

John Kelly

John Kelly (born April 20, 1822 in New York City , † June 1, 1886 ) was an American politician . Between 1855 and 1858 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Kelly was born and raised in New York City about seven years after the end of the British-American War . During this time he attended community schools. He then trained as a bricklayer ( mason ) and pursued the craft until 1845. In 1854 he was elected Alderman . He belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1854 Kelly was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Michael Walsh on March 4, 1855 . He was elected to the following Congress; on December 25, 1858, he resigned from his seat.

From 1859 to 1862 and from 1865 to 1867 he served as sheriff in the City and Country of New York. In 1868 he ran unsuccessfully for the post of Mayor of New York City. In 1876 he was appointed Comptroller in New York, a position he held for three years. As a delegate, he took part in the Democratic National Conventions in 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1880 and 1884 . Kelly was in charge of Tammany Hall from 1872 until his death . In 1879 he ran unsuccessfully for the post of governor of New York. The Republicans Alonzo B. Cornell was the winner of the race. Kelly died in New York City on June 1, 1886 and was buried in the cemetery of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street .

literature

• George J. Lankevich: New York City: A Short History , New York University Press, 2002, pp. 91, 108-111.
• James P. Byrne, Philip Coleman and Jason Francis King: Ireland and the Americas , Volume 3, ABC-Clio Ltd, 2008, ISBN 978-1-85109-614-5 , pp. 490ff.

Web links

• John Kelly in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Kelly in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Footnotes

1. ↑ In the English-speaking world, the job title "mason" stands for both bricklayer and stonemason. It is therefore also possible that Kelly trained as a stonemason.