John Hall Kelly | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure | |
In office 1897–1914 | |
Preceded by | William Henry Clapperton |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Fabien Bugeaud |
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Grandville | |
In office 1914–1939 | |
Preceded by | Thomas-Philippe Pelletier |
Succeeded by | François-Philippe Brais |
Canadian High Commissioner to Ireland | |
In office 1939–1941 | |
Succeeded by | John Doherty Kearney |
Personal details | |
Born | Saint-Godefroy,GaspéPeninsula,Quebec | September 1,1879
Died | March 10,1941 61) Dublin,Ireland | (aged
Political party | Liberal |
John Hall Kelly (September 1,1879 – March 10,1941) was a Canadian lawyer,politician and diplomat.
Born in Saint-Godefroy,GaspéPeninsula,Quebec,Kelly was educated at the Collège de Lévis,the University of St. Joseph's College,and at the UniversitéLaval. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1903. He was created a King's Counsel in 1914. He practiced law in New Carlisle,Quebec specializing in corporate law. He was the president of the New Richmond Mining Co.,North American Mining Co.,GaspéMines,Cascapédia Mines and Paspébiac Mines. In 1905 he was the founder and president of the Bonaventure and GaspéTelephone Company. [1]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bonaventure in 1904. A Liberal,he was re-elected in 1908 and 1912. He resigned in 1914 and was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Grandville. He was named a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau in 1935. He resigned in 1939 and was named Canadian High Commissioner to Ireland. [1]
He was the author of The Position of the Settler in the Province of Quebec published in 1907. [1]
He died in Dublin,Ireland in 1941 and was buried in the Glasnevin Cemetery. [1]
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