David Finlay Jelly was an educator, farmer and political figure in the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

, Canada. He represented Regina

Regina (N.W.T. electoral district)

Regina was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1883 and abolished in 1888. The North-West Representation Act 1888 split the riding into South Regina and North Regina.- Members of the...

 from 1885 to 1888 in the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories

1st Council of the Northwest Territories

This is a list of appointed and elected members of the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories in Canada from November 7, 1876 to 1888. Prior to 1876, members were appointed to the Temporary North-West Council....

 and North Regina from 1888 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories as an Independent member.

He was born in North Dorchester Township

Thames Centre, Ontario

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, Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Ontario

Middlesex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario. Landlocked, the county is bordered by Huron and Perth counties on the north, Oxford County on the east, Elgin County on the south, and Chatham-Kent and Lambton County on the west.The seat is the city of London, although the city...

, Canada West, and was educated in Harrietsville, London

London, Ontario

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 and Toronto

Toronto

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. In 1877, Jelly married Ida Findlay. He taught school for five years in Harrietsville and then served as managing director for the Belmont Flax Company. He came to the Northwest Territories, where he farmed and raised livestock, in 1882.