John Austin Keliher | |
|---|---|
 John A. Keliher circa 1908[1] | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph A. Conry |
| Succeeded by | William Francis Murray |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office May 3, 1917 – September 21, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | John Quinn |
| Succeeded by | John F. Dowd |
| Delegate to the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention[3] | |
| In office June 6, 1917[3] – August 13, 1919[4] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1866 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | September 21, 1938 (aged 71) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Real estate |
John Austin Keliher (November 6, 1866 – September 21, 1938) was a U.S. Democratic politician.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts and served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1911.[5] Congressman Keliher was the uncle of Brigadier-General John J. Keliher and Rear Admiral Thomas Joseph Keliher.
- ^ a b c Who's who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 14
- ^ "John A. Keliher; Sheriff in Boston Since 1917 Dies While Losing Renomination", The New York Times (Special to The New York Times), New York, NY, p. 22, September 22, 1938
- ^ a b Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, p. 8
- ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919, pp. 865, 971
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 50. Retrieved 2 July 2023.