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 |
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]
See also
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.
External links
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 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.