Leona A. Kelley (jan 1, 1985 – dec 31, 1998)
Description:
South Kingstown, Rhode IslandDates of Service: January 1, 1985-1999
Date of Birth: August 15, 1919
Birth Place: Providence, Rhode Island
Education: Hope High School (1937); University of Rhode Island (B.S. Agriculture, 1941); Rhode Island College and URI Graduate Courses
Occupation: Social Worker, Teacher
Other Offices: Deputy Minority Leader
Affiliations: Former member of the Permanent Advisory Commission on Aging; Permanent Long Term Care Coordinating Council; Scenic Highway Commission; Chair, Permanent Commission on Historical Cemeteries; Permanent Aqua Fund and Advisory Commission; Study Commission on Women’s Health Issues; Cane Educational Center; Board, Washington County Association for the Retarded; President, Narragansett Historical Society; Washington County Teachers Association; South Kingstown Republican Town Committee; Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee
Honors and Awards: Inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2002
Other Information: South Kingstown’s first woman state legislator; Leona A. Kelley Memorial Scholarship Fund
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1985
dec 31, 1998
~ 14 years
