Edward K. Delaney (August 12, 1909 – October 2, 1973) was mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota from 1948 to 1952.
Early life Edward K. Delaney was born on August 12, 1909, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was of Irish ancestry.
Career Delaney served as justice of the peace in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a Democrat. He ran for the 4th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1942, but lost to Melvin Maas. He served as mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1948 to 1952. He was a member of the board of commissioners of Ramsey County.
In 1965, Delaney was appointed by Governor Karl Rolvaag as municipal judge of St. Paul.
Personal life Delaney married Gertrude. They had four daughters and four sons, Alice, Gertrude "Trudy", Kathleen R., Elizabeth Ann, Edward K. Jr., Joseph T., Michael T., and Jerome "Jerry" T. He lived on Portland Avenue in St. Paul.
Delaney died following a stroke on October 2, 1973, aged 64, at St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital. He was buried at Resurrection Cemetery.
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