Edward J. Kelley | |
Birth Date: | 1883 |
Death Date: | (aged 77) |
Death Place: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
Office: | Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut |
Order: | 25th |
Term Start: | 1945 |
Term End: | 1947 |
Predecessor: | Robert B. Oliver |
Successor: | Irving Freese |
Office2: | Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 26th District |
Term Start2: | 1943 |
Term End2: | 1945 |
Predecessor2: | Stanley P. Mead |
Successor2: | Alfred Tweedy |
Party: | Democratic |
Edward J. Kelley (1883 - May 13, 1960)[1] was a one-term Democratic mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut from 1945 to 1947.[2] He defeated Republican Ray Werme and Socialist Irving Freese.[3] Kelley had previously been president of the Norwalk Common Council.[4] He served in the Connecticut Senate from 1943 to 1945, filling the unexpired term of Stanley P. Mead.
He was the son of Henry Kelley, Sr. of New Canaan, Connecticut.[5]