Thomas Pelly

Thomas Pelly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by Hugh Mitchell
Succeeded by Joel Pritchard
Personal details
Born Thomas Minor Pelly
(1902-08-22)August 22, 1902
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died November 21, 1973(1973-11-21) (aged 71)
Ojai, California, U.S.
Political party Republican

Thomas Minor Pelly (August 22, 1902 – November 21, 1973) was a U.S. Representative from Washington.

Pelly was born in Seattle to Elizabeth Montgomery (née Minor), daughter of early Seattle mayor Thomas T. Minor, and English-born Bernard Pelly.[1] He attended public schools, the University School in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Hoosac School in Hoosick, New York. He was employed in real estate and the banking industry from 1921 to 1930, after which he was an officer of a printing and stationery company until 1955.

A Republican, Pelly was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Seattle-based first district. He served in Congress for twenty years and did not run for re-election in 1972. He died in Ojai, California and is interred at Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park.

References

  • United States Congress. "Thomas Pelly (id: P000196)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch, retrieved April 4, 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Hugh Mitchell		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 1st congressional district
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973		 Succeeded by
Joel Pritchard
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