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Joseph A. Melley

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Joseph Aloysius Melley
Portrait of Joseph Aloysius Melley member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1939
39th Mayor
of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office
1950–1951
Preceded byTom Keating
Succeeded byAndrew P. Quigley
Member
Massachusetts Senate
1st[1] Suffolk District
In office
1947[1]–1950[2]
Preceded byWilliam R. Conley[3]
Succeeded byAndrew P. Quigley[2]
Member
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
23rd[4] Suffolk District
In office
1937[1]–1940[1]
Preceded byWilliam H. Melley
Succeeded byJoseph Margolis
Personal details
BornMarch 1, 1902[1]
Chelsea, Massachusetts[1]
DiedOctober 28, 1983 (aged 81)[5]
Chelsea, Massachusetts[5]
Political partyDemocratic[1]
Alma materBoston College High School,[4] Boston College, A.B., 1928;[4] Boston University School of Law,[1] 1928[4]
ProfessionAttorney[1]

Joseph Aloysius Melley (March 1, 1902 – October 28, 1983) was a Massachusetts attorney and politician who served as the thirty ninth Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA, and in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hayden, Irving N. (1947), 1947–1948 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 63
  2. ^ a b Hayden, Irving N. (1951), 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 73
  3. ^ Hayden, Irving N. (1945), 1945–1946 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 43
  4. ^ a b c d Howard, Richard T. (1937), 1937–1938 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 230
  5. ^ a b Boston Globe (October 30, 1983), "JOSEPH MELLEY, 81, FORMER MAYOR; OF CHELSEA, STATE LEGISLATOR, LAWYER", The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, p. 1
Political offices
Preceded by 39th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
1950–1951
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William R. Conley
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
1st Suffolk District

1947–1950
Succeeded by