| LC control no. | no2015003394 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Shelley, John Francis, 1905-1975 |
| Variant(s) | Shelly, Jack, 1905-1975 |
| Biography/History note | John Francis Shelley; also known as Jack Shelley (b. Sept. 3, 1905, San Francisco-d. Sept. 1, 1974, San Francisco) was a U.S. Congressman representing California's 5th district and the 35th Mayor of San Francisco. |
| Located | Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 19050903 |
| Death date | 19750901 |
| Place of birth | San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Place of death | San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress San Francisco Labor Council California. Legislature. Senate California American Federation of Labor |
| Profession or occupation | Mayors |
| Found in | Photograph, James Roosevelt and the California Delegation Arrives in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention, Truman Library, July 11, 1948: (features California congressman John F. Shelley) Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress online, Dec. 10, 2014 (John Francis Shelley; Representative from California; born in San Francisco, Calif., September 3, 1905; death September 1, 1974, in San Francisco, Calif.; graduated from the law school of the University of San Francisco in 1932; was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in California; elected to the State senate in 1938, and reelected in 1942, serving as Democratic floor leader 1938-1946; president of San Francisco Labor Council from January 1937 to May 1949 and then became secretary; elected president of the California American Federation of Labor in 1947, reelected in 1948 and 1949; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress, by special election November 8, 1949, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard J. Welch; reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from November 8, 1949, until his resignation January 7, 1964; elected mayor of San Francisco, taking office on January 8, 1964, serving until January 8, 1968) <http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000327> Wikipedia.org, Dec. 10, 2014 (John Francis Shelley; also Jack Shelley; b. September 3, 1905, San Francisco; d. September 1, 1974, San Francisco; 35th Mayor of San Francisco; U.S. congressman for California's 5th district) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shelley> Findagrave.com, Dec. 10, 2014 (John Francis Shelley; also Jack Shelley; b. Sept. 3, 1905, San Francisco; d. Sept. 1, 1974, San Francisco; U.S. Congressman and San Francisco mayor; burial: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California) OCLC, Jan. 9, 2015 (hdgs.: Shelley, John F.; Shelley, John F., Shelley, John F. (John Francis), 1905-; Shelley, John F. (John Francis), 1905-1974; Shelley, John Francis; Shelly, John Francis, 1905-; usage: Jack Shelley; John F. Shelley; John Francis Shelley) |
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