Joseph Kelly (New South Wales politician)


Joseph Bede Kelly was an Australian politician.
He was born at Gosford to farmer John Kelly and Mary Bevin. He attended Fort Street Model School before becoming a surveyor; he also farmed land around Byron Bay. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist member for Tweed. Re-elected in 1895, he was defeated in 1898. Kelly died at Mangrove Creek in 1931.