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^[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	November 5, 1961(1961-11-05)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	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. A Biographical History of the Speakers of the Provincial Assembly and the House of Representatives, 1682-2004 (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.
↑ "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

Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (since 1791)

Bingham Wynkoop Latimer Evans Weaver Snyder Porter Snyder Boileau Engle Weber Tod R. Smith St. Clair Holgate Hill Davidson Hill J. Lawrence Gilmore J. Lawrence Sutherland Ritner Middleswarth F. Smith Laporte Findley Anderson W. Patterson J. Thompson Middleswarth Dewart Hopkins Crabb Snowden H. Wright Snowden F. Patterson Cooper Packer McCalmont Cessna Rhey Schell Chase Strong R. Wright Getz Longaker W. Lawrence Davis Rowe Cessna Johnson Olmstead Kelley Glass Davis Clark Strang Webb Elliott McCormick S. Patterson Myer Long Hewitt Faunce Graham Boyer C. Thompson Walton Boyer Farr Marshall Walton McClain Cox Shreve Alter Ambler Baldwin Spangler Whitaker Goodnough Bluett McClure Hess Goodnough Talbot Sarig Furman Turner Kilroy Fiss Lichtenwalter Sorg C. Smith Andrews Helm Andrews Helm Hamilton Lee Fineman Lee Fineman Irvis Seltzer Ryan Irvis Manderino O'Donnell DeWeese Ryan Perzel O'Brien McCall S. Smith Turzai

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