Edward Peter O'Kelly
Edward Peter O'Kelly | |
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Member of Parliament for West Wicklow | |
| In office March 1910 – July 1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1846 |
| Died | 22 July 1914 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse | Judith Whelan (1862–1911) |
| Children | 11 |
Edward Peter O'Kelly (4 July 1846 – 22 July 1914)
Early life
O'Kelly was born on 4 July 1846 in
Career
O'Kelly was elevated to Chairman of the Baltinglass Board of Guardians in 1893 and was appointed a magistrate in 1894. He was a passionate Land Leaguer.
In April 1895, O'Kelly was elected as a Member of Parliament as an Anti-Parnellite
In 1910, O'Kelly returned to the House of Commons as the
Personal life
O'Kelly married Judith Whelan (1862–1911), the daughter of Myles Whelan of Athy, County Kildare, in 1882, by whom he had issue: Eileen (Sister Marie de Chantal), Anne Edith (Sister Mary Magdalen), Edward John, Teresa Mary (Sister Mary Marguerite), Joseph, Mrs Agnes Lynch; Father Patrick O'Kelly SJ, Muriel Carmella, Prof. William D. O'Kelly, Genevieve, and Mrs Ethel O'Loughlin.
O'Kelly was a close friend of Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland, and John Redmond, a leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.