John Richards Kelly
John Richards Kelly (28 February 1844 – 20 July 1922)[1] was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician.
He was the second son of Frederic Festus Kelly of Chessington, Surrey and his wife Harriet née Richards.[2] At the time of his birth his father was the Inspector of Letter Carriers for the General Post Office.[3] He was also in charge of producing the Post Office Directory which he subsequently refounded as a private publication.[3]
John attended
Sir Gerald Kelly
.
In 1886, he was selected as Conservative Party candidate to contest the constituency of
Irish Home Rule, with two rival Liberal candidates in the field.[4] He succeeded in winning the seat for the Conservatives, but proved to be unpopular with a section of his own party, and it came as little surprise when he was defeated at the next general election in 1892.[5][6][7] He did not stand for Parliament again.[7]
He died at his home in Worplesdon, Surrey in July 1922 aged 78.[8]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
- ^ a b "Biographies of Candidates". The Times. 30 June 1886. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e "Kelly, John Richards (KLY862JR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Election Intelligence". The Times. 18 June 1886. p. 10.
- ^ "The General Election. The Polls". The Times. 8 July 1886. p. 6.
- ^ "The Approaching General Election". The Times. 30 October 1891. p. 8.
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 21 July 1922. p. 1.