Howard G. Kelley (January 12, 1858 – May 15, 1928) was president of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from 1917 to 1922.
Biography
Kelley was born in Philadelphia on January 12, 1858.[1] He graduated from the Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania then began his railway career with the Northern Pacific Railway in 1881. He served as an assistant engineer at railroad construction sites until 1884 when he was transferred to be a construction and bridge engineer for the railroad's Western and Pacific divisions, but resigned from that position in the same year.[1][2]
On July 4, 1907, Kelley left the M&StL to become chief engineer of Grand Trunk Railway.[1] Kelley was promoted to vice president for construction, operating and maintenance on October 1, 1911,[1] then succeeded Edson Joseph Chamberlin as president of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway on August 28, 1917.[1][4] Kelley served as a director for the American Railway Association during his term as Grand Trunk president.[5] Kelley resigned from the Grand Trunk Railway in 1922, to be succeeded by W. D. Robb.[2]