James Michael Kelly (2 February 1808 – 18 August 1875)
was an
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
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Repeal Association
The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell in 1830 to campaign for a repeal of the Acts of Union of 1800 between Great Britain and Ireland.
The Association's aim was to revert Ireland to th ...
politician.
He was educated at
Trinity College, Dublin
, name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin
, motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin)
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, motto_English = It will last i ...
and also served on
Limerick Town Council and as
High Sheriff of County Limerick
The High Sheriff of Limerick was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Limerick, Ireland from the 13th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Limerick County Sheriff. ...
in 1841.
In 1834, he married Frances Maria Roche, daughter of Edward Roche of Trabolgan and Kildinan and Margaret Honoria née Curtain, with whom he had at least one child: John Joseph Roche Kelly (1835–1898).
Kelly was first elected MP for at a
by-election in 1844—caused by the resignation of
David Roche—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.
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UK MPs 1841–1847
Irish Repeal Association MPs
1808 births
1875 deaths
High Sheriffs of County Limerick
Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922)
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