Hugh C. Kelly
| Full name | Hugh Cunningham Kelly | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 May 1849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 November 1944 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Hugh Cunningham Kelly (20 May 1849 – 13 November 1944) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Kelly was born in Belfast and attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution. He initially pursued his father's profession and qualified as a solicitor, but didn't end up practising. In 1873, Kelly was appointed Under-Sheriff of County Down.[1]
A hefty forward, Kelly played his rugby for Belfast club North of Ireland and was capped six times for Ireland from 1877 to 1880, which included a period as team captain.[2]
Kelly had a noted career as a sports administrator, serving as president of the Irish Lacrosse Union and on the Royal Ulster Yacht Club committee, in which capacity he was involved with Thomas Lipton's America's Cup challenges.[3]
Married with no children, Kelly's wife was a daughter of politician Arthur Forwood.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hugh C. Kelly". Northern Whig. 14 November 1944.
- ^ Murphy, Angela. "Kelly, Hugh Cunningham". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- ^ "Funeral of Mr. H. C. Kelly". Belfast Telegraph. 15 November 1944.
- ^ "Ulster Yacht Club Secretary Weds". New York Times. 18 August 2001.
External links
[edit]- Hugh C. Kelly at ESPNscrum
- 1849 births
- 1944 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Ireland national rugby union team captains
- North of Ireland F.C. players
- Rugby union forwards
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Irish sports executives and administrators