Background
Shannahan, John Henry Kelly was born on November 1, 1913 in Sparrows Point, Maryland, United States. Son of John Henry Kelly and Beulah Williams (Day) Shannahan.
Shannahan, John Henry Kelly was born on November 1, 1913 in Sparrows Point, Maryland, United States. Son of John Henry Kelly and Beulah Williams (Day) Shannahan.
AB, Princeton University, 1934; postgraduate, University of Michigan, 1954.
Senior executive program Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959. Commercial manager Indiana-Michigan Electric Company, 1955-1959. Assistant vice president American Electric Power Service Corporation, 1959-1961.
Assistant to president Kansas Power & Light Company, 1961-1963. Vice president, executive director Electric Heating Association, 1964-1972. President Electric Energy Association, 1972-1975.
Senior vice president Edison Electric Institute, New York City, from 1975. Consultant energy matters, 1975-1980.
Trustee Suttons Bay Congressional Church Major Field Artillery, Army of the United States, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Club: Marines Memorial (San Francisco), Suttons Bay Rotary.
Married Mary Reynolds Kline, April 22, 1939 (deceased March 1995). Children: John H.K., James R., Jennifer K. (Mistress Bernard R. Koerner, Junior).