James Jelley

James were one of four children of John Jelley (ca.1847 – 6 June 1912), boring inspector, and Mrs. Elizabeth Stevenson Jelley (ca.1849 – 31 March 1929) who migrated to South Australia from Scotland around 1879, living initially in Wallaroo, then Port Adelaide, finally settling around 1884 at Stanley Street, Woodville.

James was born in Scotland in 1873, and after arriving with his parents in South Australia in 1879 attended Lefevre Peninsula, Port Adelaide and Woodville Public Schools.

[2] He served an apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker and joined SA branch of the Furniture Trade Society of Australasia.

[4] He resigned from Cabinet in 1933 in protest at the appointment of the Premier, Lionel Hill, as Agent-General in London.

[5] He retired from parliament in 1933, and the same year was appointed chairman of the Betting Control Board, holding the post until 1939.