George M. Shelley

George M. Shelley

George Madison Shelley (1849-1927) was Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1878-1879.

Shelley was born in Kentucky and moved to Kansas City in 1870. He was a grocer, president of the City Council and Board of Public Works. [ [http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=120957 Local History - Kansas City Public Library ] ]

During his tenure he was to encourage the Exodusters movement through Kansas City to Kansas. [Missouri's Black Heritage By Lorenzo Johnston Greene, Gary R. Kremer, Antonio Frederick Holland - 1993 - University of Missouri Press - ISBN 0826209041 - Available on print.google.com]

After leaving office he became the city postmaster.

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