Background
Kelly was born in 1855 at Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James Kelly
James Whyte Kelly was a 19th-century New Zealand politician, initially of the Liberal Party but later an Independent Liberal.
Career
He became an orphan aged 14. The couple emigrated in 1875 on the Aldergrove to New Zealand, landing in Portuguese Chalmers in Otago. They later moved south to Invercargill.
He represented the Invercargill electorate in the House of Representatives from 1890.
In 1895, he broke away from the Liberal Party and became an Independent Liberal. He was defeated in the 1899.
Kelly died on 15 December 1938.
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Born
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Died
1938 (aged 83) -
Nationality
New Zealand -
Political Party
The Liberal Party