Bernard Kelly (born c. 1823
New York City) was an American politician from
New York
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Life
He married Hannah Ann Doxey (d. 1902). He was for two terms Superintendent of Wharves, Piers and Slips.
As a
Democrat, he was a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(5th D.) in
1860
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France.
* January 10 – The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusett ...
and
1861
Statistically, this year is considered the end of the whale oil industry and (in replacement) the beginning of the petroleum oil industry.
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Benito Juárez captures Mexico City.
** The first steam-p ...
; and an
Alderman of New York City (12th D.) in 1864 and 1865.
In 1870, Kelly oversaw the construction of swimming baths for the
New York State Department of Public Works.
["Workings of the Several Departments", ''The New York Herald'' (May 31, 1870), p. 12.]
References
Sources
''The New York Civil List''compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pg. 442)
''Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York''by William D. Murphy (1861; pg. 68ff)
''Manual of the Corporation of New York''(1864; pg. 49)
''OBITUARY; KELLY - On Nov. 29, Hannah Ann Doxey...''in NYT on December 2, 1902
1823 births
Year of death missing
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
New York City Council members
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