Background
Donnelly, Percy John was born on September 26, 1892 in Grafton, North Dakota, United States. Son of John and Mary (Desautel) Donnelly.
Donnelly, Percy John was born on September 26, 1892 in Grafton, North Dakota, United States. Son of John and Mary (Desautel) Donnelly.
Student, North Dakota Agricultural College, 1908-1911.
An organizer, Grafton Production Credit Association, 1934;
president, Grafton Production Credit Association, 1939-1940;
director, Grafton Production Credit Association, 1938;
organizer, Nodak Rural Elec. Cooperative Inc., 1937;
president and director, Nodak Rural Elec. Cooperative Inc., 1937-1941;
organizerzer, Minn-Kota Power Cooperative, 1940;
president and director, Minn-Kota Power Cooperative, 1940-1946;
an organizer, North Dakota State Rural Electrification Administration Association, 1939;
president, North Dakota State Rural Electrification Administration Association, 1939-1942;
organizer, North Dakota Council for Agricultural Research and Education, 1946;
president, North Dakota Council for Agricultural Research and Education, from 1946;
organizer, North Dakota Farm Bureau, 1942;
past president, North Dakota Farm Bureau
director, North Dakota Farm Bureau, 1942-1948;
state director for North Dakota, National Rural Elec.
Cooperative Association, 1942-1952. Director Northwestern Bell Tel. Company; member of advisory commission on field crops American Farm Bureau.
Member North Dakota Board Higher Education. Member Greater North Dakota Association, Chamber of Commerce, Elks, Modern Woodman.
Married Helen Stewart, October 11, 1917. Children: Mary Helen, Eugene Dublin, Martha Louise, John S., Johann.