Patrick H. Kelley

Patrick H. Kelley

Patrick Henry Kelley (born October 7, 1867 in Dowagiac , Cass County , Michigan , †  September 11, 1925 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1923 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives ; previously he served as its lieutenant governor .

Career

In 1875, Patrick Kelley moved with his parents to Watervliet in Berrien County , where he attended public schools. Then he studied until 1887 at the Northern Indiana Normal School in Valparaiso . He then worked as a teacher himself for a few years before continuing his own training at Michigan Normal College in Ypsilanti . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his admission to the bar in 1900, he began to work in his new profession in Lansing .

Politically, Kelley was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1901 and 1905 he was a member of the Michigan State Education Committee. From 1905 to 1907 he served as Minister of Education in his home state ( State Superintendent of Public Instruction ). Between 1907 and 1911 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, Deputy to Governor Fred M. Warner . In the 1912 congressional election , Kelley was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the sixth constituency of Michigan, where he succeeded Samuel William Smith on March 4, 1913 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1923 . During this time, among other things, the First World War and the passing of the 18th and 19th amendments to the constitution took place .

In 1922, Patrick Kelley renounced another candidacy for the House of Representatives. Instead, he unsuccessfully applied for nomination for election to the US Senate . After leaving Congress, he returned to Lansing as a lawyer. Patrick Kelley died on September 11, 1925 while visiting the federal capital, Washington. He was buried in Lansing.

Web links

• Patrick H. Kelley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Patrick H. Kelley in the database of Find a Grave (English)