Robert Kelly (politician)

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Robert Kelly (6 May 1845 – 26 October 1920) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1891 to 1893, representing the electorate of Wooroora.

Kelly was a farmer at Riverton, before being elected to fill the remainder of the term of his brother, Hugh Craine Kelly, who had died in an accident.{{Cite SA-parl |pid= |name=Robert Kelly |former=yes |access-date=28 November 2022}} He was educated at Adelaide Educational Institution, and already had political experience as a member of the Royal Commission on pastoral lands.{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=Dirk |last=Van Dissel |title=Kelly, Robert (1845–1920) |id2=kelly-robert-6922 |year=1983 |access-date=5 October 2015}} He was later to make his mark as one of a triumvirate (with Surveyor-General W. Strawbridge and farmers' representative Ifould) in charge of the Pastoral Board.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57916811 |title=Late Mr. Robert Kelly |newspaper=The Register |date=27 October 1920 |access-date=5 October 2015 |page=7 |via=Trove}}