Joseph P. Kelly (New York politician)

Joseph P. Kelly (January 6, 1894 – September 2, 1968) was an American politician from New York.

Joseph P. Kelly
41st Collector of the Port of New York
In office 1961–1966
Preceded by	James R. Macduff
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
In office 1955–1959
Governor	W. Averell Harriman
Preceded by	James R. Macduff
Succeeded by	William S. Hults, Jr.
Personal details
Born	6 January 1894
Died	September 2, 1968 (aged 74) Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Life

He was born on January 6, 1894.[1]

Kelly was appointed on February 16, 1955, by Governor W. Averell Harriman as New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.[2] He remained in office until March 1959.

On June 1, 1961, he was nominated by President John F. Kennedy as Collector of the Port of New York.[3] He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and took office on July 5, 1961.[4] Kelly was the last person to hold this office which was abolished in 1966 when the structure of the United States Customs Service was changed.

He died on September 2, 1968, in the St. Joseph's Manor nursing home in Trumbull, Connecticut.[5]

Sources

1. "Joseph Kelly" at Social Security Info
2. LEADER IN BRONX GETS MOTOR POST in the New York Times on February 17, 1955 (subscription required)
3. Bronx Man Named Port Collector in the New York Times on June 2, 1961 (subscription required)
4. NEW IMPOST CHIEF; Kelly Sworn as Port's 41st Collector of Customs in the New York Times on July 6, 1961 (subscription required)
5. JOSEPH P. KELLY, HELD STATE POST; Former Customs Collector for Port Is Dead at 74 in the New York Times on September 4, 1968 (subscription required)