Lawyer, newpaper publisher, and member of Congress for two terms directly preceding the Civil War and then two more following the conflict.
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Life Summary
Full name
William Henry Kelsey
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
2
Family
Solomon Kelsey (father), Virtue Record Kelsey (mother), Dolly Alvord (first wife - died 1837), Phebe T. McNair (second wife)
Occupation
Politician
Attorney or Judge
Journalist
Other
Other Occupation
Printer
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Other
Other Political Party
Opposition Party
Government
US House of Representatives
Local government
