Elmer Kilroy

Elmer Kilroy
Elmer Kilroy
120th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
	In office; January 2, 1941 – November 30, 1942
Preceded by	Ellwood Turner
Succeeded by	Ira Fiss
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the Philadelphia County district
	In office; January 6, 1931 – November 30, 1942
Personal details
Born	1893 or August 4, 1895; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	November 5, 1961
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cecelia Higgins
Profession	salesman, professional baseball and football player

Elmer John Kilroy (1893 or August 4, 1895–November 5, 1961) was Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.^[2]

Kilroy was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served in the House from 1931 thorough 1942.

He grandauted from LaSalle College, and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1916 to 1917.^[3]

References

^ "KILROY, Elmer John" (PDF). Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ Schmedlen, Jeanne Hearn (2004). Wisdom, Vision and Diplomacy:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House (2 ed.). Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania House of Representatives. p. 194. ISBN 0-9667794-0-1. Born 1893, Philadelphia, Died:Unknown. Member of the House, Philadelphia County 1932-1942. ,,, Kilroy was a salesman. He also was a professional baseball player for ten years, and played professional football. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "ELMER KILROY". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by Ellwood Turner	Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1941 – 1942	Succeeded by Ira Fiss
Party political offices
Preceded by Leo Mundy	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1942 (lost)	Succeeded by John Dent

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