nˈoʊn æz ðə "fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌvðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ ænd ˈiəɹi kənˈæl", kˈɛli wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst dˈɑːmɪnənt kəmˈɜːʃəl, faɪnˈænʃəl, ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pˈiːpəl ɪnðə stˈeɪt ʌv oʊhˈaɪoʊ ɪnðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd z.
Known as the "father of the Ohio and Erie Canal", Kelley was one of the most dominant commercial, financial, and political people in the state of Ohio in the first half of the 1800s.