BIO: James H. KELLEY, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 511.
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  JAMES H. KELLEY, district attorney of Clearfield county, Pa., serving his 
second term in this office, is a native of Clearfield county and was born 
October 4, 1852.  His parents were James M. and Mary (Horton) Kelley, and he is 
the only survivor of the family.
  James H. Kelley attended the public schools in boyhood and later enjoyed 
academic advantages.  After deceiding upon the law as a career, he became a 
student under Senator Wallace, Judge Clark and Frank Fielding and was admitted 
to the bar on January 14, 1884.  He very soon became a recognized force both in 
his profession and also in political circles.  In 1906 he was elected district 
attorney on the Republican ticket and was re-elected in 1909.  His 
administration of the office has distinguished him as a man of more than the 
ordinary ability, and he is pursuing in his second term the same honorable 
methods which marked his first and is thereby adding to the esteem in which he 
is held by his fellow citizens.
  Mr. Kelley married Miss Ida Palmer, a daughter of the late Nathan Palmer, of 
Washington county, and they have two children:  William P., who is engaged in 
the oil business; and Mary, who is the wife of Reuben F. Nevling, of Clearfield 
county.  Mr. Kelley and family are members of the Presbyterian church.  The 
pleasant family home is situated at No. 312 E. Market street, Clearfield.