Edward Peter O'Kelly
Edward Peter O'Kelly | |
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| Member of Parliament for East Wicklow | |
| In office April 1895 – July 1895 | |
| 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(s) | Judith Whelan (1862–1911) |
| Children | 11 |
Edward Peter O'Kelly (4 July 1846 – 22 July 1914)[1] was an Irish nationalist politician who was a member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom both in 1895, and between 1910 and 1914.
Early life[]
O'Kelly was born on the 4 July 1846 in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland. His parents were William Kelly and Anne (née Germaine) Kelly.
He had six siblings: Maria Kelly, William Kelly, Annie Kelly, Thomas Joseph Kelly, Michael Kelly, and Margaret Kelly.[2] He grew up attending school at Mountrath Monastery and St Patrick's College, in Carlow, Ireland.
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 candidate at for the West Wicklow constituency, following the resignation of John Sweetman MP.[3] However, Parliament was dissolved on 8 July for the 1895 general election, and O'Kelly decided not to defend his seat.[3] Instead, O'Kelly focused on local politics, becoming the first Chairman of the newly established Wicklow County Council in 1899.[4]
In 1910, O'Kelly returned to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing West Wicklow, having been elected unopposed at a by-election in March 1910 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James O'Connor.[3] He was re-elected unopposed in December 1910[3] and held the seat until he died in office in July 1914, aged 68.[1]
He died aged 68 in office in Marylebone in London, England, from diabetic coma syncope.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
O'Kelly married Judith Whelan (1862–1911), the daughter of Myles Whelan of Athy, County Kildare, in 1882.[4] He was the father of Eileen (Sr. Marie De Chantal) Gorman; Anne Edith (Sr. Mary Magdalen) O'Kelly; Edward John O'Kelly; Teresa Mary (Sr. Mary Marguerite) O'Kelly; Joseph O'Kelly; Agnes Lynch; Fr. Patrick H O'Kelly S.J.; Muriel Carmella O'Kelly; Prof. William D O'Kelly; Genevieve O'Kelly and Ethel O Loughlin.[2]
O'Kelly was a close friend of Douglas Hyde, first President of Ireland, and John Redmond, a leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.[2]
Among his great-grandchildren are the Irish-American colorectal surgeon, Conor P. Delaney and Patrick Ronan O’Connell, emeritus Professor of Surgery, University College Dublin and President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Edward Peter O'Kelly". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Walker, Brian Mercer (1 January 1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. 1. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 382. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Edward Peter "EP" O'Kelly". Find A Grave.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Edward Peter O'Kelly
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- 1846 births
- 1914 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Wicklow constituencies (1801–1922)
- Anti-Parnellite MPs
- UK MPs 1892–1895
- Irish Parliamentary Party MPs
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- UK MPs 1910–1918
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