Richard Kelly

Richard Kelly

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death 22 Aug 2005 (aged 81)
Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
Burial
Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
Memorial ID 11612035 · View Source
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US Congressman. Elected to represent Florida's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1975 to 1981. Also served as a State Court Judge in Florida in 1960. On June 13, 1980, he was indicted for his part in the Abscam bribery scandal, and was convicted on January 26, 1981, of bribery, conspiracy, and interstate travel to further his illegal activities. He was later sentenced to prison. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Kelly, also served in the Marine Corps during World War II, and was also a noted lawyer. He passed away at the age of 81, in Stevensville, Montana.

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  1. Memorials
  2. Region
  3. North America
  4. USA
  5. Montana
  6. Ravalli County
  7. Stevensville
  8. Kelly Ranch Cemetery
  9. Richard Kelly
  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Peterborough K
  • Added: 25 Aug 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial 11612035
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Richard Kelly (31 Jul 1924–22 Aug 2005), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11612035, citing Kelly Ranch Cemetery, Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .