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, his son, John Kelly would assist him in the business.
Kelly died in 1877, at the age of 57.[6]
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".[7][8][9]
References
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- ^ 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.