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JOSEPH KELSO, JR.
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Joseph Kelso, Jr., begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Joseph Kelso, Jr., was born at Bellevue, Iowa, September 21, 1875, and passed away on January 13, 1956. He was the son of Joseph and Sophia Shaw Kelso, of Scotch descent.
Mr. Kelso attended Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and became associated with the bank of J. Kelso, founded by his father. He was also associated with the Bellevue Telephone Company.
He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth sessions of the General Assembly.
Mr. Kelso was a member of the State Board of Conservation, and the Iowa State Florists Association.
In 1910 he held the world’s record in a 20-foot speed boat competition. Always an ardent outdoor man, he indulged in baseball, hunting, fishing, and became an expert gardener.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Order, and the Elks. In politics he was a Democrat.
After leaving Bellevue he made his home for a number of years with his sister, Mrs. W. B. Guthrie, in New York. In 1950 he went to Youngstown to make his home near a niece, Mrs. Campbell Robertson.
Mr. Kelso is survived by his sister and several nieces.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fifty-seventh General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Joseph Kelso, Jr., the state has lost an honored citizen and the House by this resolution, would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to those who survive.
Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
C. J. BURRIS,
JOHN W. ANDREWS,
JOHN W. CARLSON,
Committee.