John Kelly

John Kelly (March 23, 1855 − July 18, 1900) was an American politician from New York.

Life John was born on March 23, 1855, in New York City, the son of Peter Kelly and Rose McLeone. He was baptized a week later in the Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village. His parents were Irish immigrants.

The Kelly family moved to Brooklyn, then a separate city from New York City, when John was very young. After graduating from St. Francis Xavier College in Manhattan, he joined his father's building business. They built a number of houses in South Brooklyn.

A Democrat, John unsuccessfully ran for Supervisor as an Independent in 1886.

John died on July 18, 1900, at his home on 161 Coffey St.