Martin Kelly (California politician)
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Preceded byM. J. Donovan
Succeeded byAugustus Lemuel Chandler
Born1842
Birr, Ireland
DiedMay 30, 1890 (aged 48)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Martin Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | M. J. Donovan |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Lemuel Chandler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1842 Birr, Ireland |
| Died | May 30, 1890 (aged 48) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Party | Workingmen's (before 1881) Democratic (after 1881) |
| Occupation | Carriagemaker, politician |
Martin Kelly (1842 – May 30, 1890)[1] was an Irish American carriagemaker and politician who served in the California State Senate from 1880 to 1887.[2] He previously served as deputy tax collector for the city of San Francisco,[3] and later served as assistant chief wharfinger of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners from 1883[4] until his death in 1890.[5]
Kelly died on May 30, 1890 when the train he was riding from San Francisco to Oakland plunged through the open Webster Street Drawbridge into the Oakland Estuary.[6] He and 12 others drowned[5] while a rescue party tried and failed to break into the car.[1]
