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{{Short description|American politician in New York (1894–1968)}}
'''Joseph P. Kelly''' is an American director, producer, writer, video editor and actor from [[New York]].
{{for|the United States Attorney|Joseph P. Kelly (attorney)}}
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| caption =
|office = 41st [[Collector of the Port of New York]]
|governor =
|term_start = 1961
|term_end = 1966
|predecessor = James R. Macduff
|successor = Office abolished
|office1 = Commissioner of the [[New York State Department of Motor Vehicles]]
|governor1 = [[W. Averell Harriman]]
|term_start1 = 1955
|term_end1 = 1959
|predecessor1 = James R. Macduff
|successor1 = William S. Hults Jr.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1894|01|6}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|09|2|1894|01|6}}
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| death_place = [[Trumbull, Connecticut]], [[U.S.]]
}}
'''Joseph P. Kelly''' (January 6, 1894 – September 2, 1968) was an American politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].


==Life==
==Early life==
He was born on January 6, 1894, in [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>[http://sortedbyname.com/pages/k101860.html "Joseph Kelly"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020849/http://sortedbyname.com/pages/k101860.html |date=2014-04-19 }} at Social Security Info</ref>
He was born on January 22nd, 1989 in Goshen New York were he spend a majority of his young life growing up. He attended Minisink Valley High School and graduated in 2007 with an advance diploma. Joseph then moved to Rochester New York to attend college for two years for Visual Communications, Television and Photography at Monroe.


== Career ==
Though during his last semester of college, he was involved in something bigger, his first feature film he had the opportunity to Director and Write entitled '''Community Service The Movie''' which went on to win multiple awards and was official selection to over a handful of festivals. After his first feature, he worked on the sides for companies like VH1, MTV, Logo TV, Asylum Entertainment, CatchRide, CyclingTV, just to name a few.
Kelly was appointed on February 16, 1955, by Governor [[W. Averell Harriman]] as [[New York State Department of Motor Vehicles|New York State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1955/02/17/archives/leader-in-bronx-gets-motor-post-joseph-p-kelly-is-installed-as.html ''LEADER IN BRONX GETS MOTOR POST''] in the ''[[New York Times]]'' on February 17, 1955 (subscription required)</ref> 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]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1961/06/02/archives/bronx-man-named-port-collector.html ''Bronx Man Named Port Collector''] in the ''[[New York Times]]'' on June 2, 1961 (subscription required)</ref> He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and took office on July 5, 1961.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1961/07/06/archives/transport-news-new-impost-chief-kelly-sworn-as-ports-41st-collector.html ''NEW IMPOST CHIEF; Kelly Sworn as Port's 41st Collector of Customs''] in the ''[[New York Times]]'' on July 6, 1961 (subscription required)</ref> 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.
After a few years off, Joseph decided to start pre-production for his sequel in 2014, entitled Bloody Island, which is currently in the early stages of production which includes a supporting role from John Cena's oldest brother, Stephen Cena. The film is expected to be in the film festival circuit in 2015 and ready for release in 2016.

== Death ==
He died on September 2, 1968, in the St. Joseph's Manor nursing home in [[Trumbull, Connecticut]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1968/09/04/archives/joseph-p-kelly-held-state-post-former-customs-collector-for-port-s.html ''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)</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chester A. Arthur]]
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 4 December 2024

For the United States Attorney, see Joseph P. Kelly (attorney).
Joseph P. Kelly
41st Collector of the Port of New York
In office
1961–1966
Preceded byJames R. Macduff
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
In office
1955–1959
GovernorW. Averell Harriman
Preceded byJames R. Macduff
Succeeded byWilliam S. Hults Jr.
Personal details
Born(1894-01-06)January 6, 1894
DiedSeptember 2, 1968(1968-09-02) (aged 74)
Trumbull, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

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

Early life

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

Career

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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.

Death

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

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ "Joseph Kelly" Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine 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)
Government offices
Preceded by State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
1955–1959 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Collector of the Port of New York
1961–1966 		Succeeded by
office abolished
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