Boswell, H. James, American Blue Book Western Washington, Seattle, Lowman and
Hanford Co., 1922. p. 47.

GUY EDWARD KELLY is a well known member of the bar of Tacoma and an attorney
who has met with splendid success in his practice.  He is a native of
Minnesota, where he was born in 1876.  After attending the public schools,
including high school in South Dakota, he entered the South Dakota
Agricultural College, at Brookings.  His legal training was in George
Washington University of Washington, D. C., where he graduated in 1905.  Mr.
Kelly served as private secretary to United States Senator A. b. Kittridge.
In 1915 and 1917 he served as a member of the Washington State Legislature,
being speaker of the lower house during the 1917 session.  He is the present
Republican National Committeeman for Washington. having been elected in 1920
for a four year term.  In 1906 Mr. Kelly located in Tacoma, becoming a member
of the firm of Garvey, Kelly & McMahon.  Upon Mr. Garvey's retirement from the
firm it was changed to Kelly & McMahon, one of the best known in that section
of the state and giving special attention to corporation and banking law.
During the Spanish-American war, Mr. Kelly served in the National Guard of
South Dakota, enlisting in Company H, First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry.
He is a thirty-second degree Mason, Shriner, Pythian, Elk and holds membership
in the National Union, Commercial club, Chamber of Commerce Union club,
Country and Golf club, Kiwanis club and University club.  Mr. Kelly is an
officer or director in several important corporations, and is attorney for the
supervisor of banking for the State of WAshington.  Mr. Kelly's practice has
been all that any man could desire, his court and jury victories being
numerous.  Mr. Kelly married Miss Margaret McNamee, in 1903, and the couple
have three interesting children.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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