Thomas Pelly
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Thomas M. Pelly
Thomas Minor Pelly (22 August 1902 – 21 November 1973), an American politician born in Seattle, Washington,[1] served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1973. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. Due to health concerns, he did not run for re-election in 1972. Pelly died while in California in 1973.[1] Pelly is interred at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.[1]
He was the grandson of Thomas T. Minor, an early Seattle mayor.
1968 election
In 1968, Pelly was challenged by John E. McCluskey, a Democrat from Seattle.
References
- 1 2 3 Biographical directory of the United States Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000196, retrieved 2010-02-07 Missing or empty
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| Preceded by Hugh Mitchell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district 1953 – 1973 |
Succeeded by Joel Pritchard |
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