Elmer Kilroy

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Elmer Kilroy
120th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office January 2, 1941 – November 30, 1942
Preceded by	Ellwood Turner
Succeeded by	Ira Fiss
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Philadelphia County district
In office January 6, 1931 – November 30, 1942
Personal details
Born	1893 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	November 5, 1961
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Cecelia Higgins
Profession	salesman, professional baseball and football player

Elmer Kilroy (1893–1961) was Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. ^[1]

Kilroy was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and served in the House from 1931 thorough 1942.

References

↑ Schmedlen, Jean Hearn (2004). "Wisdom, Vision and Diplomacy:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House". A Biographical History of the Speakers of the Provincial Assembly and the House of Representatives, 1682-2004 (2 ed.) (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania House of Representatives). p. 194. ISBN 996677940X. "Born 1893, Philadelphia, Died:Unknown. Member of the House, Philadelphia County 1932-1942. ,,, Kilroy was a salesman. He also was a professional baseball player for ten years, and played professional football."

Political offices
Preceded by Ellwood Turner	Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1941 – 1942	Succeeded by Ira Fiss
Party political offices
Preceded by Leo Mundy	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1942 (lost)	Succeeded by John Dent

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Bingham Wynkoop Latimer Evans Weaver Snyder Porter Snyder Boileau Engle Weber Tod R. Smith St. Clair Holgate Hill Davidson Hill J. Lawrence Gilmore J. Lawrence Sutherland Ritner Middleswarth F. Smith Laporte Findley Anderson W. Patterson J. Thompson Middleswarth Dewart Hopkins Crabb Snowden H. Wright Snowden F. Patterson Cooper Packer McCalmont Cessna Rhey Schell Chase Strong Richardson Wright Getz Longaker W. Lawrence Davis Rowe Cessna Johnson Olmstead Kelley Glass Davis Clark Strang Webb Elliott McCormick S. Patterson Myer Long Hewitt Faunce Graham Boyer C. Thompson Walton Boyer Farr Marshall Walton McClain Cox Shreve Alter Ambler Baldwin Spangler Whitaker Goodnough Bluett McClure Hess Goodnough Talbot Sarig Furman Turner Kilroy Fiss Lichtenwalter Sorg C. Smith Andrews Helm Andrews Helm Hamilton Lee Fineman Lee Fineman Irvis Seltzer Ryan Irvis Manderino O'Donnell DeWeese Ryan Perzel O'Brien McCall S. Smith

Persondata
Name	Kilroy, Elmer
Alternative names	Kilroy, Elmer J.
Short description	Pennsylvania Speaker of the House
Date of birth	1893
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death	November 5, 1961
Place of death

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