Martin Kelly (California politician)

For other people with the same name, see Martin Kelly.
Martin Kelly
Member of the California Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1887
Preceded byM. J. Donovan
Succeeded byAugustus Lemuel Chandler
Personal details
Born1842
Birr, Ireland
DiedMay 30, 1890 (aged 48)
Oakland, California, U.S.
PartyWorkingmen's (before 1881)
Democratic (after 1881)
OccupationCarriagemaker, politician

Martin Kelly (1842 – May 30, 1890)[1] was an Irish American carriagemaker and politician who served in the California State Senate from 1880 to 1887.[2] He previously served as deputy tax collector for the city of San Francisco,[3] and later served as assistant chief wharfinger of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners from 1883[4] until his death in 1890.[5]

Kelly died on May 30, 1890 when the train he was riding from San Francisco to Oakland plunged through the open Webster Street Drawbridge into the Oakland Estuary.[6] He and 12 others drowned[5] while a rescue party tried and failed to break into the car.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "TERRIBLE FATALITY". The Morning Call. San Francisco. May 31, 1890. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Martin Kelly". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  3. ^ Mohan, Hugh J.; Clough, E. H.; Cosgrave, John P. (1880). Pen Pictures of Our Representative Men. Sacramento: H. A. Weaver's Valley Press. pp. 15–16. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "PACIFIC COAST TELEGRAMS". The Daily Bee. Sacramento. April 24, 1883. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "THE DISASTER AT THE BRIDGE". The Morning Call. San Francisco. June 1, 1890. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Webster Street Bridge Disaster (1890)". localwiki.org. LocalWiki. Retrieved November 18, 2025.


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