Death Of Judge Kelley

Washington. Jan. 10. - William D Kelley, the father of the House of Kepreseniatives, so called because he was the longest in continuous service of all the members, the champion of protection, passed peacef ully to his last rest at 6:20 o'clock Thursday night. For the last six years Judge Kelley had been suffering from a cáncer similar to that with which General Grant was afflicted, and was caused, he of ten thought, by excessive smoking somo years ago. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters. [William Darrah Kelley was bom In Philadelphia April Ut, 1814. Hls grandfather, John Kelley, served as an offlcer In the revolutionary war. Having lost his fathor at on early age he leaíned the printer's trade and later served an apprenticeship to a jeweler In Boston. In 1840 he returned to Phil&delphia and bogan the study of law, and a year later was admitted ts the bar. He was elected Attorney-General of Pennsylvania In 1845, and in 1846 was made Judge of the eourt of common pleas of Philadelphia. In 1860 he was a delégate to the National Kepublican convention and in the same year was elected to Congfess, where he had served continuously ever since and longer than anyother memberin the lower House, and for this reason was of ten called the "father of tho House." He had for many years been known as "Plg-Iron Kelley." He was at one time a free-trader, but later beeame an ardent protectionlst and had written several works in opposition to the free-trade theory.l