Thomas Jefferson Marion Kelley Sr. (April 15, 1855 – October 10, 1912) was an American physician and politician who represented Glascock County in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1900 to 1906.
T. J. M. Kelley | |
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| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from Glascock County | |
| In office 1900–1906 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Jefferson Marion Kelley April 15, 1855 Washington, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 1912 (aged 57) Gibson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Gibson City Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Ida V. Logue
(m. 1881; died 1884)Mollie Logue
(m. 1884; died 1909) |
| Children | 9 |
| Education | University of Maryland School of Medicine Medical College of Georgia (M.D.) |
| Profession | Physician, politician |
Early life and education
editThomas Jefferson Marion Kelley was born on April 15, 1855, in Washington, Georgia, the third of ten children of Captain George W. Kelley, a farmer, mill-man, merchant, lumber trader and Confederate States Army Civil War veteran. A Georgia native, George Kelley was described as having been very active in the development of Alachua County, Florida.[1] Kelley was reared and educated mainly in Sandersville, Georgia, first reading medicine under his older brother, J. L. Kelley. Graduating in 1880, he took a course at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Medical College of Georgia.[2]
Career
editKelley began his medicine practice in Gibson, county seat of Glascock County, Georgia.[2] In 1900, he was elected to represent Glascock County in the Georgia House of Representatives, an office he held for three terms, ending in 1906. Kelley supported a platform of tax cuts and ballot reform.[3][4] In 1906, Kelley was listed as one of five “energetic members of the lower house” by the Atlanta Constitution.[5]
Personal life
editOn November 10, 1881, Kelley married Ida V. Logue.[6] After her death in 1884, Kelley married her first cousin, Mollie Logue, on October 1, 1884.[7][2] His wife Mollie died in 1909. In 1910, Kelley contracted paralysis after suffering from a stroke, leaving his speech seriously affected for the final two years of his life. Kelley died at age 57 on October 10, 1912, in Gibson, Georgia, and was survived by a brother, three sisters, two daughters and four sons.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Gainesville Daily Sun 21 Nov 1907, page Page 4". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ a b c W. F. Battle & Company (1889). Biographical Souvenir of the States of Georgia and Florida: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families in These States. Southern Historical Press.
- ^ "The Gibson record. (Gibson, Ga.) 1891-1954, April 11, 1902, Image 3 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "The Gibson record. (Gibson, Ga.) 1891-1954, May 09, 1902, Image 3 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia". Newspapers.com. 1906-08-11. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Atlanta Georgian from Atlanta, Georgia". Newspapers.com. 1912-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia". The Atlanta Constitution. 1912-10-12.