Samuel Kelly (coal merchant)
Samuel Kelly (1818–1877) was an Irish businessman, unionist gun-runner, shipowner and coal merchant, from Ballinderry, Ireland.[1] He was the father of John Kelly, founder of John Kelly Coal Company. He is also the grandfather of Sir Samuel Kelly, founder of John Kelly Limited.[2][3] He started a business on Queen's Quay in 1840 as a "grocer and commission coal merchant". He invested his time into an industry that did not yet take off in Ireland. He is a key figure in the beginnings of what would be a thriving industry and a significant contributor to the economy of Ireland.[4]
Life and career
[edit]Kelly was born in 1818, in Ballinderry, Ireland. He was a staunch unionist, and grew up in a Methodist family. [5] In the 1840s, Samuel, after running his business on Queen's Quay as a grocers and commission coal merchant, established his coal merchant's business in 1852. Samuel married Isabella Kelly, and they had a son, John Kelly, who would assist him in the business.
Kelly died in 1877, at the age of 57.[6] Samuel Kelly is buried in Balmoral Cemetery, Belfast.[7]
John Kelly, aged 37, took over the business, and founded it as John Kelly Coal Company. Following this, Sir Samuel Kelly (1879 - 1937) son of John Kelly, established the business in 1911 and became "John Kelly Limited".[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Roddie, Robin. "Sir Samuel Kelly: Coal merchant, gun-runner and Methodist benefactor". Methodist History. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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- ^ Dumping of waste material. Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, second session ... July 27, 28, September 30, 1970. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1971. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38184.
- ^ "Kelly's Coal Yard | Ulster Folk Museum". www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland". dmbi.online. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "The Allen Collection|Kelly Line". www.benjidog.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247629970/samuel-kelly
- ^ uhistadmin (2015-04-12). "Sir Samuel Kelly". Ulster History Circle. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Engels, Gabriele; Hofhuis, Jesse; Lehr, Claire (2016-07-24). "The local colour of colour marks". Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice. 11 (8): 628–639. doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpw082. ISSN 1747-1532.
- ^ Fee QC, Brian; Others, And (2020-07-06). "Tributes to the Right Honourable The Lord Lowry". Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly. 50 (1): 1–11. doi:10.53386/nilq.v50i1.565. ISSN 2514-4936.