Joseph A. Melley

Joseph Aloysius Melley
39th Mayor
of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office
1950–1951
Preceded by Tom Keating
Succeeded by Andrew P. Quigley
Member
Massachusetts Senate
1st[1] Suffolk District
In office
1947[1]  1950[2]
Preceded by William R. Conley[3]
Succeeded by Andrew P. Quigley[2]
Member
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
23rd[4] Suffolk District
In office
1937[1]  1940[1]
Personal details
Born March 1, 1902[1]
Chelsea, Massachusetts[1]
Died October 28, 1983[5]
Chelsea, Massachusetts[5]
Political party Democratic[1]
Alma mater Boston College High School,[4] Boston College, A.B., 1928;[4] Boston University School of Law,[1] 1928[4]
Profession Attorney[1]

Joseph Aloysius Melley (March 1, 1902 – October 28, 1983) was a Massachusetts attorney and politician who served as the thirty ninth Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA, and in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hayden, Irving N. (1947), 1947–1948 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 63.
  2. 1 2 Hayden, Irving N. (1951), 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 73.
  3. Hayden, Irving N. (1945), 1945–1946 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 43.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Howard, Richard T. (1937), 1937–1938 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 230.
  5. 1 2 Boston Globe (October 30, 1983), "JOSEPH MELLEY, 81, FORMER MAYOR; OF CHELSEA, STATE LEGISLATOR, LAWYER", The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, p. 1.
Political offices
Preceded by
Tom Keating
39th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
1950–1951
Succeeded by
Andrew P. Quigley
Preceded by
William R. Conley
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
1st Suffolk District

1947–1950
Succeeded by
Andrew P. Quigley
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