Edward Joseph Kelly (31 March 1883 – 25 September 1944)[1] was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Born at Ballyshannon, he was educated at St Vincent's College, Castleknock and at the Royal University, Dublin, where he obtained a M.A.

[3] He was called to the bar in 1917,[1] made a Senior Counsel of the Irish Free State in 1930, and became a Bencher of the King's Inns, Dublin in 1937.

Following the election, Kelly chose not to be a member of the First Dáil but remained active in the UK House of Commons representing East Donegal until his retirement in October 1922 on the establishment of the Irish Free State.

[5] He was an unsuccessful Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the September 1927 general election for the Donegal constituency.