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♂ Francis Kelly
aliasFrancis Kelly
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 4 0 4
Birth c. May 1806 → 218 years ago
Lived ± 72 years
First mandate 2 April 1873 → 151 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 66 years
Death 19 April 1879 → 145 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Francis Kelly (c.1806–1879)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Lucius O. Kelly (1858–1932) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 6 0 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Beer  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John A. MacDonald  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald Ferguson  m 
⊖ Robert Shaw  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,024 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26453(F) — 11 Nov 2022 17:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±66
CONS
 2/4 785 51.92% +43 Loser:
IND
 742 49.07% John Mullin
After his election:
1 Nov 1875 ±69
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
15 November 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26605(F) — 14 Oct 2022 13:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±69
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,470 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
 CONS  1 Mar 1878
ID: 26470(F) — 12 Jul 2023 12:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±70
DENO
 1/3 924 74.82% +243 Loser:
DENO
 681 55.14% Donald Ferguson
After his election:
1 Mar 1878 ±71
FREE
 →
CONS
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
1 Mar 1878 ±71
DENO
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 7 months 22 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,842 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1879
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26485(F) — 13 Feb 2022 16:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±72
CONS
 1/3 640 69.49% +67 Loser:
LIB
 573 62.21% Henry Beer
After his election:
19 Apr 1879 ±72
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
28		 Prince Edward Island
19 May 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26612(F) — 13 Feb 2022 15:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±72		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Donald A. Macdonald

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Kelly, Francis		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Francis Kelly		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Francis Kelly (Canadian politician)		 27 Dec 2023

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