Interview with Brian Kilroy by Andrea L’Hommedieu

Creator

Brian J Kilroy

Date

2009-11-19

Contributor

Andrea L’Hommedieu, Interviewer

Description

Biographial Note

Brian Joseph Kilroy was born on November 22, 1955, to Robert and Constance Ann (Greaney) Kilroy in Lewiston, Maine, and grew up in Delaware. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree from the University of Maine. His father’s parents were Francis and Jane Kilroy, both from Portland. Francis Kilroy and George Mitchell, Sr. were brothers. Brian’s grandmother, Jane, served as a Democrat in the Maine legislature and on the Democratic National Committee.

Summary

Interview includes discussion of: Kilroy family background; George Mitchell’s father; Jane Kilroy’s career in Maine state legislature and as a member of the Democratic National Committee; Jane Kilroy’s relationship with Senator Muskie; Jane’s singing; Francis Kilroy; family stories; memories of George Mitchell’s father (George, Sr.) and mother (Mary); working on George Mitchell’s 1982 and 1988 campaigns; the role of family in Mitchell’s campaigns; and Kilroy’s personal relationship with Mitchell as compared to the national perception of Mitchell.

Identifier

GMOH 170

Subject

Law and Politics

Oral History

Political History

United States History

Democratic National Committee

Kilroy, Francis

Kilroy, Jane

Mitchell family

Mitchell, George, Sr.

Mitchell, Mary (Saad)

U.S. Senate campaign (1982)

U.S. Senate campaign (1988)

Access

Open access