John Hall Kelly (September 1, 1879 – March 10, 1941) was a
Canadian
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lawyer, politician and diplomat.
Born in Saint-Godefroy,
Gaspé Peninsula,
Quebec
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, Kelly was educated at the Collège de Lévis, the
University of St. Joseph's College
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Founded in 1864 as St. Joseph's College on the site of St. ...
, and at the
Université Laval
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. He was called to the
Bar of Quebec
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in 1903. He was created a
King's Counsel in 1914. He practiced law in
New Carlisle, Quebec
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specializing in corporate law. He was the president of the New Richmond Mining Co., North American Mining Co., Gaspé Mines, Cascapédia Mines and Paspébiac Mines. In 1905 he was the founder and president of the Bonaventure and Gaspé Telephone Company.
He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of
Bonaventure
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in 1904. A
Liberal
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, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1912. He resigned in 1914 and was appointed to the
Legislative Council of Quebec
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for the division of Grandville. He was named a
Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
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Early life
Taschereau was born in Quebec City, Quebec, the son of Jean-Thoma ...
in 1935. He resigned in 1939 and was named
Canadian High Commissioner to Ireland.
He was the author of ''The Position of the Settler in the Province of Quebec'' published in 1907.
He died in
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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in 1941 and was buried in the
Glasnevin Cemetery
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Location
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.
References
1879 births
1941 deaths
Burials at Glasnevin Cemetery
High Commissioners of Canada to Ireland
Canadian King's Counsel
Lawyers in Quebec
People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Quebec Liberal Party MLCs
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Université Laval alumni
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