James K. Kelly

James Kerr Kelly (February 16, 1819 – September 15, 1903) was an American politician who served as the United States senator from Oregon from 1871 to 1877, and later Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. There he attended the school at Milton, and later the Lewisburg Academies.

Later life After retiring from the bench, Kelly went back into private practice in Portland. In 1890 he returned to the east coast, settling in Washington, DC, where he practiced law. James Kerr Kelly died on September 15, 1903, with burial at Rock Creek Cemetery.