Thomas Kelly (October 1833 – 1893) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1872 to 1875 as a

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member. He was born in Covehead Road, Prince Edward Island in Queens County, the son of Thomas Kelly and Mary Grace,

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immigrants, and was educated in Charlottetown. Kelly studied law in

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, was called to the bars for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in 1865 and set up practice in Summerside. He married Mary Emeline Eskildson in 1867. In 1871, he married Marianne Campbell after the death of his first wife. He was a director of the Summerside Bank. Kelly served on the first board of railway commissioners for Prince Edward Island, resigning in 1872 when the government of

James Colledge Pope James Colledge Pope, (June 11, 1826 – May 8, 1885) was a land proprietor and politician on Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. He served as premier of the colony from 1865 to 1867, and from 1870 to 1873. He was premier of PEI in 1873 whe ...

was defeated. In 1877, Kelly was elected license commissioner and also became town recorder for Summerside. In 1879, he was named judge in the court for Prince County. Kelly was also named a commissioner for swearing in officials for the Dominion of Canada in Prince Edward Island in 1880.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1875'' HJ Morgan''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ...'' (1881)
1833 births 1893 deaths People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs Judges in Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub