John Kelly (1840–1904) was an Irish businessperson, philanthropist, shipowner and coal merchant from Belfast, Ireland. He is known for being the owner of John Kelly Coal Company.[1] His son, Sir Samuel Kelly made John Kelly Coal Company a limited company, as John Kelly Limited, thus sticking with John Kelly as the business name.[2][3] John Kelly is the son of Samuel Kelly, and took over his coal company following his death in 1877.[4]
Life and career
editJohn Kelly was born in 1840, and was raised in Belfast, by his father, Samuel Kelly, and his mother, Susannah Kelly.[4][5]
Kelly was 37 years of age when his father died in 1877, and he was destined to expand the coal business and fleet, with many steam coasters.[6] Contacts for shipbuilders would commence, such as W. M. Barkley, built by the Scottish shipbuilding company Ailsa Shipping of Troon.[7] He was noted for his philanthropy.[8]
Kelly died in 1904, and his son, Sir Samuel Kelly, would take over the business. Sir Samuel would take the company to new heights, and incorporated as a limited company under John Kelly Limited in 1911, keeping his father's name under the company name.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ https://ulsterhistorycircle.org.uk/sir-samuel-kelly/
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- ^ "Fishing fleet: United Kingdom". dx.doi.org. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ a b "175 years of Kelly's and stillgoing strong".
- ^ "Kelly's Coal Yard | Ulster Folk Museum". www.ulsterfolkmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Dumping of waste material. Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, second session ... July 27, 28, September 30, 1970. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 1971.
- ^ "Sunken Guinness Ship Revealed | Marine Institute". www.marine.ie. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "John Kelly of Belfast - Shipping Today & Yesterday Magazine". Shipping Today & Yesterday. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ uhistadmin (2015-04-12). "Sir Samuel Kelly". Ulster History Circle. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ 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.