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Patrick H. Kelley | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel William Smith |
| Succeeded by | Grant M. Hudson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Archibald Nichols |
| 33rdLieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
| In office 1907–1911 | |
| Governor | Fred M. Warner |
| Preceded by | Alexander Maitland |
| Succeeded by | John Q. Ross |
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| Born | (1867-10-07)October 7, 1867 Silver Creek Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 1925(1925-09-11) (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Michigan |
Patrick Henry Kelley (October 7, 1867 – September 11, 1925) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served asU.S. Representative fromMichigan's 6th congressional district from 1915 to 1923.
Kelley was born inSilver Creek Township,Cass County, Michigan, nearDowagiac. In 1875, he moved toBerrien County with his parents, who settled inWatervliet. He attended the district and village schools and in 1887 graduated from theNorthern Indiana Normal School inValparaiso. He taught school atFair Plain in Berrien County for several years. He attended the Michigan State Normal School atYpsilanti (nowEastern Michigan University) and then graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in 1900. He was admitted to thebar the same year, commenced practice inLansing and was a law partner[1] withSeymour H. Person.
Kelley served as a member of the State board of education 1901–1905, as thestate superintendent of public instruction 1905–1907, and as the 33rdlieutenant governor of Michigan 1907–1911 serving under GovernorFred M. Warner. In 1912, he was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-third United States Congress as anat-large candidate for an increase in Michigan's Congressional delegation as a result of the1910 census, technically becoming the first to represent the13th district. He was then re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses fromMichigan's 6th congressional district.
In 1922, Kelley did not seek renomination, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate, losing in the Republican primary toCharles E. Townsend. He resumed the practice of law in Lansing. He died while on a visit toWashington, D.C., and is interred inMount Hope Cemetery in Lansing.
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1907 – 1911 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by None | United States Representative at-large (13th Congressional District) of Michigan 1913 – 1915 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1915 – 1923 | Succeeded by |
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