Terms of Service

• Senate, 52nd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 51st & 50th Legislatures
  1/14/1947 - 1/9/1951
  Democrat
  

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 71st Legislature, R.S., SR 668. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 78. Resolutions - Memorial .
• United States Navy, World War II. 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 78. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Keith F. Kelly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Keith F. Kelly, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Keith Kelly, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Keith Franklin Kelly, birth date 6/10/1914 in Joshua, Johnson County. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 .
• United States Navy. Military grave marker, Keith F. Kelly, birth date 6/10/1914, death date 7/5/1987, burial in Caddo Cemetery, Joshua, Johnson County. Includes photos, Cleburne Times-Review article on Lt. (jg) Keith F. Kelly, 9/19/1943, Find a Grave .
• Obituary, Keith F. Kelly, former state senator, 7/6/1987, p. 15. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
• Memorial, June 1988, p. 645. Texas Bar Journal .
• United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Aeronautics  
• Banking  
• Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) 
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Criminal Jurisprudence  
• Federal Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Finance  
• Insurance (Chair) 
• Labor  
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Public Lands and Land Office  
• State Affairs  
• 51st R.S. - 1949
• Aeronautics  
• Banking (Chair) 
• Election Laws Study, Special  
• Finance  
• Game and Fish  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Insurance  
• Insurance Code  
• Judicial Districts (Chair) 
• Labor  
• Military Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Public Lands and Land Office  
• Veterans' Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage  
• 50th R.S. - 1947
• Aeronautics (Vice Chair) 
• Banking  
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Insurance  
• Labor  
• Military Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Health  
• Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Veterans' Affairs (Vice Chair)