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Harry Kelly (politician)

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for U.S. president. He was elected to a second two-year term in 1944, and during his four years in office, the state government was reorganized and a grand jury was convened to examine misappropriations in the legislature. Also during his tenure as governor, Kelly appointed
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After serving out his second term, Kelly returned to private practice until, in 1950, the Republican party again asked him to run for governor again. He lost a close race to Governor
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in Michigan. Harry followed when his term as state's attorney ended, joining his father and younger brother Emmett to form the law firm of Kelly, Kelly, and Kelly.
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took the Governorship, Dickenson turned to Kelly for assistance, and for approximately two years Kelly acted as chief counsel and confidante to Governor Dickinson.
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In 1942, the Republican party turned to Kelly as a candidate for governor, and on November 3, 1942, he defeated incumbent
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After the war, Kelly established a career in public service. He served as the state's attorney for
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In 1929, Kelly married Anne Veronica O'Brien, and they had six children together, including actor
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descent. Kelly spent a year assisting his father in his law office before enrolling at the
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to head the Detroit area Liquor Control Commission. Fitzgerald later asked him to run for
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with palm leaves. Upon his return to the United States, Kelly joined the American
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In 1954, he was nominated by the Republican party to a seat on the
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during World War I, was wounded and lost his right leg in the
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
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Governor of Michigan
Lieutenant
Eugene C. Keyes
Vernon J. Brown
Murray Van Wagoner
Kim Sigler
Secretary of State of Michigan
Luren D. Dickinson
Murray Van Wagoner
Leon D. Case
Herman H. Dignan
Ottawa, Illinois
West Palm Beach, Florida
Republican
Brian Kelly
governor of Michigan
Ottawa, Illinois
Irish
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Law School
U.S. Army
Battle of Chateau-Thierry
Croix de Guerre
Liberty bond
LaSalle County, Illinois
General Motors
Brian Kelly
Wayne County, Michigan
Frank Fitzgerald

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