History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . City,William M. Kelley followed the life of a sailoron the Great Lakes for the most of the period1849-64, his place of residence being Buffalo,New York. Beginning as a wheelman, he con-tinued until he became master, and finallyowner as well, of many of the stanchest vesselsafloat on these waters. He was captain of hisown tug for five years previous to settling atBay City. After selling his interest in this ves-sel he engaged for five years in a grocery busi-ness and also kept an interest in various vesselsuntil the fall of 1876. w
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . City,William M. Kelley followed the life of a sailoron the Great Lakes for the most of the period1849-64, his place of residence being Buffalo,New York. Beginning as a wheelman, he con-tinued until he became master, and finallyowner as well, of many of the stanchest vesselsafloat on these waters. He was captain of hisown tug for five years previous to settling atBay City. After selling his interest in this ves-sel he engaged for five years in a grocery busi-ness and also kept an interest in various vesselsuntil the fall of 1876. when he was electedcounty clerk on the Republican ticket. Heserved three terms notwithstanding the factthat the county was then largely one time he had the distinction of beingthe only Republican county officer elected. Hisservice as county clerk closed December 31,1882, and shortly after he was appointed deputyoil inspector, a position he filled for 15 the succeeding three or four years hewas employed in one or other of the county. J. MADISON JOHNSTON AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 593 offices until his election to his present office, inwhich he is efficiently serving his loth year. Justice Kelley was married at Buftalo, NewYork, to Sarah A. Waite of that city, and theyhave four children : Georgiana, a kindergartenteacher in West Bay City; William, a lumberinspector at Menominee, Michigan; Arthur, athome; and Genevieve, a student at the StateNormal School at Ypsilanti. Justice Kelley is very prominent in Ma-sonry. He is a member of Bay Lodge, , F. & A. M.; Blanchard Chapter, No. 59,R. A. M.; Bay City Commandery, KnightsTemplar, No. 26, in which he was high priestfor three terms and has filled nearly all theoffices; and the Detroit Consistory. For )-earshe has taken a very active part in fraternalaffairs and is well and favorably known inthis connection all over the State. In his re-ligious views he is an Episcopalian.
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