James Kerr Kelly (February 16 1819 – September 15 1903) was an American politician born in Pennsylvania. He was a United States Senator for Oregon from 1871 to 1877 and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Prior to his election to the Senate he had been elected to both houses of the local legislature serving in the Territorial House and State Senate and was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857.
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active years end date
1877-03-04
active years start date
1871-03-04
birth date
1819-02-16
birth place
Pennsylvania, Centre County Pennsylvania, United States
death date
1903-09-15
death place
Washington D.C., United States
office
26th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
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