Thomas J. Kelly | |
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![]() Kelly, c. 1865 | |
President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood | |
In office August 1866 – c. 1869 | |
Preceded by | James Stephens |
Succeeded by | J. F. X. O'Brien |
Personal details | |
Born | Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland | 6 January 1833
Died | 5 February 1908 331 East 119th Street, New York City | (aged 75)
Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City |
Occupation | Soldier, Journalist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch/service | US Army |
Rank | Captain (Union Army) Colonel (IRB) |
Unit | 10th Ohio Infantry "The Bloody 10th" |
Battles/wars | American Civil War Fenian Rising of 1867 |
Thomas Joseph Kelly (6 January 1833 – 5 February 1908)[1] was an Irish revolutionary and leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), a secret organisation with the objective of establishing an Irish republic independent from the United Kingdom. Kelly was the nominal leader of the failed Fenian Rising of 1867. He had previously also been an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving mainly with the 10th Ohio Infantry "The Bloody 10th".