Claim: Thomas Pelly was born in Seattle, employed in real estate and attended the University School which is in Canada.
Evidence: Pelly was born in Seattle to Elizabeth Montgomery (née Minor), daughter of early Seattle mayor Thomas T. Minor, and English-born Bernard Pelly. 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.