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John Edward Kelley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Dakota'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | John Pickler |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Burke |
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| Born | (1853-03-27)March 27, 1853 nearPortage, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1941(1941-08-05) (aged 88) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Populist |
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John Edward Kelley (March 27, 1853 – August 5, 1941) was a newspaperman and a politician fromSouth Dakota who served one term in theUnited States House of Representatives.
John E. Kelley was born nearPortage, Wisconsin on March 27, 1853.[1] He attended the public schools, and as a young man he worked at lumber camps inWisconsin andMinnesota.
Kelley moved toColman in theDakota Territory in 1878.[1][2] He operated a successful farm and timber business, and from 1894 to 1897 was owner and publisher of theFlandreau Herald newspaper.
Originally aDemocrat, Kelley was elected to theSouth Dakota House of Representatives in 1890 and 1891.
He joined thePopulist Party in 1890,[1] and ran unsuccessfully for theUnited States House of Representatives in 1892 and 1894. In 1896 he was elected to Seat A, one of South Dakota's two at-large U.S. House seats, and he served in the55th United States Congress, March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898, and returned to his farming and business interests.
Kelley later returned to the Democratic Party, and served as a Delegate to the1912 Democratic National Convention. From 1915 to 1918 he served as Register of the United States Land Office inPierre, South Dakota.
He later moved toSt. Paul, Minnesota, and become editor of theCo-operators Herald. He died inMinneapolis on August 5, 1941, and was buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Minneapolis.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Dakota's at-large congressional district 1897–1899 | Succeeded by |
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| One at-large seat (1983–present) |
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