Joseph A. Melley

Joseph Aloysius Melley (March 1, 1902 – October 28, 1983) was a Massachusetts attorney and politician who served as the thirty ninth Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA, and in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature.

Joseph Aloysius Melley
39th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts
In office 1950–1951
Preceded by	Tom Keating
Succeeded by	Andrew P. Quigley
Member Massachusetts Senate 1st[1] Suffolk District
In office 1947[1] – 1950[2]
Preceded by	William R. Conley[3]
Succeeded by	Andrew P. Quigley[2]
Member Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] 23rd[4] Suffolk District
In office 1937[1] – 1940[1]
Personal details
Born	March 1, 1902[1] Chelsea, Massachusetts[1]
Died	October 28, 1983[5] Chelsea, Massachusetts[5]
Political party	Democratic[1]
Alma mater	Boston College High School,[4] Boston College, A.B., 1928;[4] Boston University School of Law,[1] 1928[4]
Profession	Attorney[1]

References

Notes

1. Hayden, Irving N. (1947), 1947–1948 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 63.
2. Hayden, Irving N. (1951), 1951–1952 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 73.
3. Hayden, Irving N. (1945), 1945–1946 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 43.
4. Howard, Richard T. (1937), 1937–1938 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 230.
5. Boston Globe (October 30, 1983), "JOSEPH MELLEY, 81, FORMER MAYOR; OF CHELSEA, STATE LEGISLATOR, LAWYER", The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, p. 1.

Political offices
Preceded by Tom Keating	39th Mayor of Chelsea, Massachusetts 1950–1951	Succeeded by Andrew P. Quigley
Preceded by William R. Conley	Member of the Massachusetts Senate 1st Suffolk District 1947–1950	Succeeded by Andrew P. Quigley