Kelleher history

Spelled as Kelliher (with an ‘i’) the name is more widely distributed, and 24 births were recorded under that spelling in the 1890 index.

The fourth child of Harry and Ruth Moore Kelleher, he was born in Camden, New Jersey, on March 12, 1931.

1947), American Major League Baseball player Herbert D. Kelleher (b.

Kelleher attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he was an Olin Scholar and graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English and philosophy in 1953.

Family: Son of Harry Kelleher (general manager at Campbell's Soup factory) and Ruth Moore; married Joan Negley, 1955; children: four.

In 1957 he was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar, and two years later, he left his job as clerk to practice law with the Newark, New Jersey, firm of Lum, Biunno & Tompkins, where he remained for the next two years.

In 1959 he joined the Newark, New Jersey, firm of Lum, Biunno and Tompkins, where he practiced law for two years.

Finally, in 1961, Kelleher pulled up stakes and headed south to Texas, where he joined the San Antonio law firm of Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane & Barrett as a partner.

1966: Joined fledgling Southwest Airlines Co. as a legal consultant.

In March of 1967, Kelleher incorporated Air Southwest Company, the name that was later changed to Southwest Airlines Company.

By 1969 the big airlines seemed to have won: Southwest ran out of money, and the board of directors wanted to shut the company down.

1971), American guitarist of heavy metal band Mastodon Margaret Anderson Kelliher (b.

Starting in 1973, Southwest has posted profits every year, a record envied by the airline's competitors.

In 1974 Southwest became the first airline to offer a profit-sharing plan; employees owned 13 percent of the company's common stock.

1978: Named President of Southwest Airlines.

1979: Congress passed Wright Amendment, intended to clip Southwest's wings.

1982: Named CEO of the year by Financial World magazine.

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However, in 2001 Kelleher finally began to think about stepping back from day-to-day management of the company.

Grugal, Robin, "Decide upon Your True Dreams and Goals: Corporate Culture Is the Key," Investor's Business Daily , April 15, 2003.

She has been the recipient of numerous national grants and fellowships, and her book The Measure of Woman: Law and Female Identity in the Crown of Aragon was awarded the American Historical Association’s 2012 “Premio del Rey” for best book in early Iberian history.

“Eating from a Corrupted Table: Food Regulations and Civic Health in Barcelona’s “First Bad Year.” E-Humanista: A Journal of Iberian Studies 24 (Fall 2013): 51-64.

Popularity & Geographic Distribution The last name Kelliher ranks 86,409th in popularity worldwide as of the 2014 Census and approximately 5,623 people carry the Kelliher surname worldwide.