Joseph P. Kelly (New York politician)
Joseph P. Kelly (January 6, 1894 – September 2, 1968) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He was born on January 6, 1894.[1]
Kelly was appointed on February 16, 1955, by Governor W. Averell Harriman as New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.[2] He remained in office until March 1959.
On June 1, 1961, he was nominated by President John F. Kennedy as Collector of the Port of New York.[3] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and took office on July 5, 1961.[4] Kelly was the last person to hold this office which was abolished in 1966 when the structure of the United States Customs Service was changed.
He died on September 2, 1968, in the St. Joseph's Manor nursing home in Trumbull, Connecticut.[5]
Sources
- ^ "Joseph Kelly" at Social Security Info
- ^ LEADER IN BRONX GETS MOTOR POST in the New York Times on February 17, 1955 (subscription required)
- ^ Bronx Man Named Port Collector in the New York Times on June 2, 1961 (subscription required)
- ^ NEW IMPOST CHIEF; Kelly Sworn as Port's 41st Collector of Customs in the New York Times on July 6, 1961 (subscription required)
- ^ JOSEPH P. KELLY, HELD STATE POST; Former Customs Collector for Port Is Dead at 74 in the New York Times on September 4, 1968 (subscription required)
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