James Paul Kelly (March 11, 1911 - November 6, 1972) was an American

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politician from

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, who served in the

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. He served in the

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between 1955 and 1967. Born in

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, he was educated in the public schools of Pleasant Hill, Illinois and later at Kemper Military School in

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and at the University of Missouri. In 1935, he married Caroline C. Hyde in Trenton, Missouri. He served three years in the military during World War II with the

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and the

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and was discharged as a lieutenant colonel. In 1963, he became President of Kemper Military Academy in Missouri.

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