John Kelly (New South Wales politician)

John Edward Kelly (17 June 1840 – 4 November 1896) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Swan Reach near Morpeth to settler James Kelly and Mary O'Keefe.

He was the storekeeper on the family station, and by the age of eighteen was a head stockman.

In 1875, he moved to Sydney, where he operated a dairy and sawmill; he also owned a Molong copper mill.

In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Free Trade member for Bogan.