Basil Kelly
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Member of Parliament for Mid Down | |
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| In office 1964–1973 | |
| Attorney General for Northern Ireland | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
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| Born | John William Basil Kelly 10 May 1920 Trinity College, Dublin |
Sir John William Basil Kelly,
QC (10 May 1920 – 5 December 2008), usually known as Sir Basil Kelly, was a Northern Irish barrister, judge
and politician.
Life
Kelly was born into an
took silk in 1958. He served as senior Crown Counsel in Tyrone, Fermanagh and Armagh from 1958 to 1968.[citation needed
]
Later career
In 1964, he was elected to the House of Commons of Northern Ireland as Ulster Unionist member for Mid Down. He was appointed as Attorney General for Northern Ireland in 1968. He was appointed to the Privy Council of Northern Ireland in 1969, entitling him to the style The Right Honourable.[citation needed]
In March 1972, the entire
Privy Council of the United Kingdom.[citation needed
]
Death
Lord Justice Sir Basil Kelly died at his home in Berkshire on 5 December 2008 after a short illness. He was 88 years old.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Kelly, (John William) Basil | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Judge in some of North's most high-profile trials". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b Doyle, Jim (10 May 2021). "Birth of Basil Kelly, Northern Irish Barrister, Judge & Politician". seamus dubhghaill. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Members of the Northern Ireland House of Commons". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2008.
Sources
- Flackes, W.D. and Elliott, S. (1989), Northern Ireland: A Political Directory (3rd ed.). Belfast: Blackstaff Press Ltd
External links
- election.demon.co.uk Biography Archived 26 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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