▁Assembly ▁of ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁member . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C ove head ▁Road , ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁in ▁Queens ▁County , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Kelly ▁and ▁Mary ▁Grace , ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants , ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Char l ott et own . ▁Kelly ▁studied ▁law ▁in ▁Saint ▁John , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bars ▁for ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁practice ▁in ▁Sum mers ide . ▁He ▁married ▁Mary ▁Em eline ▁E sk ild son ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁he ▁married ▁Marian ne ▁Campbell ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁wife . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Sum mers ide ▁Bank . ▁Kelly ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁board ▁of ▁railway ▁commission ers ▁for ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁James ▁Col ledge ▁Pope ▁was ▁defeated . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Kelly ▁was ▁elected ▁license ▁commission er ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁town ▁rec order ▁for ▁Sum mers ide . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁Prince ▁County . ▁Kelly ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁a ▁commission er ▁for ▁swe aring ▁in ▁officials ▁for ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁in ▁