James Whyte Kelly
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Invercargill | Liberal–Labour | ||
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Invercargill | Liberal–Labour | ||
| 1896–1899 | 13th | Invercargill | Liberal–Labour | ||
James Whyte Kelly (1855 – 15 December 1938) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician, initially of the Liberal Party but later an Independent Liberal.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Kelly was born in 1855 at Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[1] He became an orphan aged 14.[2] He learned the trade of a tailor, and married Elizabeth Millar, the daughter of James Millar of Motherwell in Lanarkshire. The couple emigrated in 1875 on the Aldergrove to New Zealand, landing in Port Chalmers in Otago.[1][3] They later moved south to Invercargill.[3]
He represented the Invercargill electorate in the House of Representatives from 1890.[4] He was in favour of land nationalisation and progressive taxes.[5]
In 1895, he broke away from the Liberal Party and became an Independent Liberal.[2] He was defeated in the 1899 election.[4]
From 1892 to 1894, Kelly served as president of the federated New Zealand Workers' Union.[6]
Kelly died on 15 December 1938.[1]
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- 1855 births
- 1938 deaths
- New Zealand Liberal Party MPs
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- People from Carluke
- Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1899 New Zealand general election
- New Zealand Liberal Party politician stubs