James Kelly
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James Kelly or Jim Kelly is the name of:
- James Kelly (pirate)James Kelly (pirate)James Gilliam, also known as James Kelly, was an English pirate active in the Indian Ocean during the 1690s and was a longtime associate of Captain William Kidd. One of Kidd's earliest crew members, Gilliam was a participant in the mutiny on board the Moacha and the subsequent murder of Captain...
(died 1701) - James Kelly (Australian explorer)James Kelly (Australian explorer)James Kelly , Australian mariner, explorer and port official, was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta, New South Wales. He was probably the son of James Kelly, a cook in the convict transport Queen, and Catherine Devereaux, a convict transported for life from Dublin in the same ship.Kelly was...
(1791–1859) - James Kelly (bishop) (1832–1907), 19th century Anglican bishop of Newfoundland and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, 1901–1904
- James Kelly (Irish politician), UK MP for the Irish constituency of Limerick CityLimerick City (UK Parliament constituency)Limerick City was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland. It returned one MP 1801–1832, two MPs 1832–1885 and one thereafter. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801...
1844–1847 - Jimmy Kelly (saloon keeper)Jimmy Kelly (saloon keeper)Giovanni de Silvio or Jimmy Kelly was an American saloon keeper, political organizer and underworld figure in New York City during the turn of the century...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1900–1914), Saloon keeper, political organizer and underworld figure in New York - James McGirr KellyJames McGirr KellyJames McGirr Kelly was a United States federal judge.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kelly received a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business in 1951 and was in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1953. He received a J.D. from Temple University School of Law in...
(1928–2005), U.S. federal judge - James Kelly (died 1929), one of the Jack the Ripper suspects
- James E. Kelly (artist)James E. Kelly (artist)James Edward Kelly was an American sculptor and illustrator who specialized in depicting people and events of American wars, particularly the American Civil War....
(1855–1933), sculptor and illustrator of people and events in American wars, particularly the American Civil War - James Kelly (Irish Army officer) (1929–2003), former Irish Army officer cleared of attempting to illegally import arms for the IRA in the Arms Trial in 1970
- James P. Kelly (Jim Kelly) (born c. 1943), CEO of United Parcel ServiceUnited Parcel ServiceUnited Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...
(UPS) from 1997 to 2001 - James Patrick KellyJames Patrick KellyJames Patrick Kelly is an American science fiction author who began publishing in the 1970s and remains to this day an important figure in the science fiction field....
(born 1951), American writer - James R. Kelly III, (born 1948) New York businessman and was married to the former mayor of Washington DC Sharon Pratt KellySharon Pratt KellySharon Pratt Kelly , formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon and now known as Sharon Pratt, was the third mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995. Pratt was the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city...
- James Kelly (editor), managing editor of TimeTime (magazine)Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine (since 2001) - James M. KellyJames M. KellyJames McNeal "Vegas" Kelly is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force.-Education:Born in Burlington, Iowa, James Kelly graduated from Burlington Community High School in 1982. He received a B.S. degree in astronautical engineering from the United States Air Force...
(born 1964), astronaut - James Kelly (Crimper)James Kelly (crimper)James "Shanghai" Kelly was an American criminal of the 19th century who kidnapped men and forced them to work on ships. The terms "crimp" and "shanghaier" are used to describe this type of criminal. Kelly wore a red beard and had a fiery temper to match...
- Jim Kelly (author)Jim Kelly (author)Jim Kelly is an author and journalist. Kelly won the Crime Writers Association Dagger in the Library award in 2006.As of 2011, Kelly has written eight crime novels, including the award-winning The Water Clock, featuring fictional journalist Philip Dryden, based in the Cambridgeshire area of Great...
, British crime-writer and journalist - Jim Kelly (model railroader)
- James Kelly (historian)James Kelly (historian)James Kelly MRIA is a professor of Irish history, specialising in the period 1700–1850, and is a prolific author, who also edits several learned journals....
(born 1959) Irish author and historian
Politicians
- James Kelly (Fianna Fáil)James Kelly (Fianna Fáil)James Patrick Kelly was an Irish Fianna Fáil Party politician who served for eleven years as a Teachta Dála , from 1932–1943.Kelly first stood as a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the June 1927 general election in the Meath constituency, when he was unsuccessful...
, member of the Dáil Éireann (1932–1943), Fianna Fáil party - James Kelly (Scottish politician)James Kelly (Scottish politician)James Kelly is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Rutherglen constituency. He was elected for the first time in the 2007 Scottish Election....
, Member of the Scottish Parliament - James Kelly (U.S. representative)James Kelly (U.S. representative)James Kelly was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1805–1809 for the Federalist Party, Pennsylvania....
(1760–1819), member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the Federalist Party, Pennsylvania (1805–1809) - James B. KellyJames B. KellyJames B. Kelly III is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:...
, Pennsylvania politician - James A. KellyJames A. KellyJames Andrew Kelly was Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs . President George W. Bush nominated Kelly on April 3, 2001; he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 26, 2001 and sworn in on May 1, 2001....
, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2001–2005) - James K. KellyJames K. KellyJames Kerr Kelly was an American politician born in Pennsylvania. He was a United States Senator for Oregon from 1871 to 1877, and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court...
(1819–1903), U.S. senator for Oregon (1871–1877) - James M. Kelly (politician)James M. Kelly (politician)James M. Kelly was first elected in 1994 to represent District 9B, which covers a portion of Baltimore County, Maryland.-Background:...
- Maryland politician - James Whyte KellyJames Whyte KellyJames Whyte Kelly was a 19th century New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.He represented the Invercargill electorate in Parliament from 1890 to 1899, when he was defeated.-Further reading:...
(1855–1938), New Zealand politician
Sportsmen
- James Kelly (Australian rules footballer) (born 1983), Australian Football League player
- James Kelly (soccer)James Kelly (soccer)James “Jim” Kelly was an American soccer wing half who played in the American Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team.-Professional:...
(c. 1920s), U.S. soccer player - Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1931), English footballer active in the 1950s and 1960s
- Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1957)Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1957)James William Kelly was an English footballer. His regular position was at midfielder. He was born in Carlisle, Cumbria. He played for Manchester United, Chicago Sting, Tulsa Roughnecks, Los Angeles Aztecs, and Portland Timbers....
, English footballer for Man Utd and NASL teams - Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1973)Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1973)James "Jimmy" Kelly is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Nantwich Town. He has played for several clubs in The Football League, Conference National and Welsh Premier League....
, English footballer for Rhyl, Wrexham, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chester City - Jimmy Kelly (Irish footballer)Jimmy Kelly (Irish footballer)Jimmy Kelly was an Irish footballer who played for, among others, Derry City, Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk. Kelly was one of the most prolific goalscorers ever to play in the Irish League, scoring 218 goals in the league between 1928 and 1952...
(1912–1970), an Irish footballer - Jimmy Kelly (Northern Irish footballer)Jimmy Kelly (Northern Irish footballer)Jimmy Kelly was an early twentieth century Irish football inside forward who played professionally in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the United States....
, c. 1920s Northern Irish footballer - Jim Kelly (baseball)Jim Kelly (baseball)James Robert Kelly is a former Major League Baseball player. He played three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates , Pittsburgh Rebels , and the Boston Braves .-External links:...
(1884-1961), American baseball player - Jim KellyJim KellyJames Edward Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the USFL's Houston Gamblers....
(born 1960), former American football quarterback - Jim Kelly (basketball coach)Jim Kelly (basketball coach)Jim Kelly was a college men's basketball coach. He was the head coach of the DePaul University from 1929 to 1936, and guided them to a 99-22 record....
, DePaul University men's basketball coach (1929–1936) - Jim Kelly (cricketer) (1867–1938), Australian cricketer
- Jim Kelly (martial artist)Jim Kelly (martial artist)James M. "Jim" "the Dragon" Kelly is an American athlete, actor, and martial artist who came to prominence in the early 1970s. He is best known from his performance as Williams in the 1973 Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon.-Early life:...
(born 1946), karate champion and martial arts film star - James Kelly is an Australian Football player that plays for Myrtleford Football ClubMyrtleford Football ClubThe Myrtleford Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Ovens & Murray Football League .The club is based in the town of Myrtleford, in north east Victoria on the Ovens River....
See also
- James Edward Kelly (disambiguation)
- James KelleyJames KelleyJames R. Kelly is a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1973 to 1988.He attended St. Vincent College and the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America. He was a County Commissioner in Westmoreland County from 1968 to...
, Pennsylvania politician - Jim KelleyJim KelleyJames Thomas "Jim" Kelley, Jr. was a professional sports news columnist whose 30-year career focused primarily on the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League, and the greater Buffalo area...
, sports columnist - James P. KelleyJames P. KelleyJames P. Kelley is President and partner of Vestar Capital Partners, along with Robert L. Rosner and Daniel O'Сonnell. Vestar today is a $7 billion private equity firm concentrating its investments in management buyouts, growth capital, and recapitalisations. Prior to the founding of Vestar in...
, corporate executive - James Fitzmaurice-KellyJames Fitzmaurice-KellyJames Fitzmaurice-Kelly FBA was an English writer on Spanish literature.He was born in Glasgow to Colonel Thomas Kelly of the 40th Regiment of Foot and educated at St Charles's College, Kensington, where he learned Spanish from a fellow pupil and taught himself to read Don Quixote...
, writer - Jim Kelly PeakJim Kelly PeakJim Kelly Peak, also called Jim Kelly Mountain and Mount Jim Kelly, is the unofficial name for a mountain in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located south of Falls Lake and west of Tulameen. It lies in the Bedded Range of the northern Canadian Cascades and is only away from the eastern...
, a mountain in British Columbia, Canada - Jim Kelley (presenter), co-host of Canadian reality TV show, Junk BrothersJunk BrothersJunk Brothers is a reality television series broadcast by HGTV Canada. Brothers and show hosts Steve and Jim Kelley collect discarded items and use these to create new furniture. These works are then returned to the people who discarded them; the former owners of the 'junk' do not expect their...
, with his brother Steve Kelley (presenter).