Thomas Pelly was born in Seattle, employed in real estate and attended the University School.
Thomas Minor Pelly
(1902-08-22)August 22, 1902
Seattle, Washington, U.S. He was employed in real estate and the banking industry from 1921 to 1930, after which he was an officer of a printing and stationery company until 1955. He attended public schools, the University School in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Hoosac School in Hoosick, New York. 
