Kelly, John B., Jr

LC control no.	nr 92034643
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Kelly, John B., Jr. *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Kelly, Jack, Jr. Kelly, Kell Kelly, John Brendan, Jr.
Birth date	1927-05-24
Death date	1985-03-02
Place of birth	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Place of death	Center City District (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Field of activity	Rowing
Profession or occupation	Businesspeople
Special note	Data provided by PAFC/PACSCL
Found in	Phillips, W.M. Oral history project, 1975-1980 (John B. Kelly, Jr.) John B. Kelly Jr. dead at 57, viewed July 14, 2016: New York Times obituary dated March 4, 1985 (John B. (Jack) Kelly Jr., recently elected president of the United States Olympic Committee and a leading advocate of amateur sports for more than 30 years, died Saturday while jogging near his Center City home in Philadelphia). (A preliminary autopsy report yesterday showed that Mr. Kelly, a member of one of Philadelphia's most prominent families and a former City Councilman, had died of natural causes). (Mr. Kelly recently relinquished control of the family brickwork company). <http://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/04/sports/john-b-kelly-jr-dead-at-57-olympic-committee-leader.html> Wikipedia, viewed July 14, 2016: (John Brendan "Jack" Kelly Jr. (May 24, 1927-March 2, 1985), also known as Kell Kelly, was an accomplished rower, a four-time Olympian, and an Olympic medal winner). (Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.). (Kelly was a respected businessperson as owner of "Kelly for Brickwork", a company started by his father, John B. Kelly, Sr. Kelly was actively involved in politics and served for 12 years as City Councillor-At-Large in Philadelphia). <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Kelly_Jr.> Walter Massey Phillips Oral Histories, viewed July 14, 2016: (John B. Kelly, Jr. was a councilman-at-large in City Council. His father, John B. Kelly, Sr., was a Democratic political leader and head of the largest bricklaying firm in the country).