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General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, GCB, GCVO (1840–1914) was an British Army general who served in the Second Boer War. ==Military and Political Career== Thomas Kelly was born on 27 February 1840 in Kilrush,〔For confirmation of his birthplace, often misreported elsewhere, see, for example, (New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2, 11 January 1900, Page 4 ) and manifest for his trip from Liverpool to Ellis Island on the Mauretania on 23–29 January 1909: () () (line 13, question 29).〕 County Clare, Ireland. He was educated as a lay student at St. Patrick's College, Carlow and at Sandhurst. He was the fifth son of Matthew Kelly and Mary Kenny〔. See also (Landed Estates Database ). An incorrect name is given for his father in (Kelly-Kenny, GENERAL SIR THOMAS, G.C.V.O., Catholics Who's Who ), F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand.〕 He assumed in 1874 the additional name of Kenny, under the will of his maternal uncle, Dr. Mathias Kenny, a survivor of the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo.〔See Kenny's obituary in the British Medical Journal, 10 October 1874, p.480.〕 He was appointed Ensign without purchase in the 1st Battalion, 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot on 2 February 1858 and was appointed to command the escort of General Sir James Jackson General Officer Commanding Cape of Good Hope. When this officer was succeeded by General Wynward he was appointed ADC. He resigned this post on the outbreak of war with China in 1860 and accompanied his regiment to the Far East where he was appointed ADC to the Commander of the Queen's, Sir Alfred Jephson.〔http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/hongkong_china/hkc02_1.html〕 He held this post for the duration of the war. He was further appointed Lieutenant by purchase on 12 October 1860, the day Pekin surrendered to the Allies〔''The West Australian'', 28 December 1914.〕 and engaged in the China war at Sinho and at the taking of Tanku and Taku forts. He was mentioned in despatches and was decorated. He was appointed Captain by purchase on 20 July 1866. He was (acting) Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General (QMG) in Bombay from 25 May 1869 to April 1870 when he was sent to Abyssinia on the outbreak of war. He was in charge of the transport train at the front and was mentioned by Lord Napier in despatches for "zeal, energy and ability". In 1875 he graduated at the staff training college and received a medal in 1877. Kelly-Kenny took a keen interest in affairs in his native County Clare and in 1876 he was appointed Justice of the Peace for Clare (after his inheritance of his estates), as were his father Matthew Kelly, his uncle Mathias Kenny and his brother Matthew Butler Kelly.〔Return for each county, city and borough in Ireland of persons holding commission of the peace, UK Government publication, http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/17708/〕 In 1876 the then Captain Thomas Kelly Kenny held 5736 acres in Clare.〔Return: Owners of one acre and upwards, Ireland, UK Government publication, http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/16252/eppi_pages/194545〕 He was patron of the school at Scropul near Treanmanagh founded by his uncle Dr Mathias Kenny.〔''Scropul National School 1860-2012'', published by Oidhreacht an Chláir.〕〔Correspondence with the Department of Education held in the Irish Jesuit Archives.〕 His family had a strong history of involvement in politics and local government. His mother's first cousin Richard Kenny was Vice Provost for Ennis in 1827 and also served as a grand juror.〔Dunboyne collection of newspaper clippings on Clare, National Library of Ireland.〕 Another of their first cousins, Dean John Kenny of Kilrush and Ennis, was an active figure in political and social reform in those towns. His second cousin Fr Matthew J Kenny was one of the first two presidents of the Clare Farmers' Association and a founder member of the Land League.〔''The Diocese of Killaloe, 1850-1904'', by Ignatius Murphy (1994).〕 His uncle Fr Timothy Kelly was an active campaigner for famine relief as parish priest of Kilrush in the famine years. In the late 1840s his father Matthew Kelly and other Gallery and Kenny relatives were poor law guardians.〔 In 1879, the then Major Thomas Kelly-Kenny put his name forward for the April by-election in County Clare. He was opposed by the Catholic clergy, so withdrew his candidacy and did not go to the poll. Ignatius Murphy〔 recounts in his history of Killaloe diocese (p. 225) that Bishop Ryan and his priests met in Ennis to discuss the merits of the various potential candidates and did not endorse Major H Kelly-Kenny (sic). The ''Limerick & Tipperary Vindicator'' reported on 11 April that the Bishop and many curates were pro-Major Kelly-Kenny as he was Catholic, locally born and a local landowner. Against him were his Liberal politics. The majority of the curates voted against him and the ''Limerick and Tipperary Vindicator'' reported: "A strong adverse expression on behalf of the Catholic curates who constitute a large majority overwhelmed the scales against Major Kelly-Kenny who notwithstanding rumour to the contrary has withdrawn". The paper goes on to quote his resignation letter and also mentions that his (Unionist) cousin Matthew Kenny solicitor of Ennis was his conducting agent.〔''The Clare Elections'', Kieran Sheedy, 1993.〕〔''Limerick and Tipperary Vindicator'', 11 April 1879.〕 The clergy later supported the O'Gorman Mahon as a home rule candidate. He was narrowly elected. Some of the curates' sentiments are possibly expressed by Father Matthew J Kenny in his post-election address. He expressed a wish for the downfall of the Liberal and Tory parties in Ireland and the end of Landlord Tyrannies.〔 Cecil Stacpoole Kenny recounts that Major Kelly-Kenny's name was one of the three on the roll that went to the Lord Lieutenant for the High Sheriff of Clare in 1880 but he did not succeed. This post was by appointment. He was later appointed Deputy Lieutenant for Clare in 1901. The papers confirming his appointment are in the Irish Jesuit Archives.〔Papers confirming his appointment held in the Irish Jesuit Archives.〕 Major Kelly-Kenny was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 26 July 1881.〔''The London Gazette'', http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24999/pages/3680/page.pdf〕 He was Assistant Adjutant General (AAG) and QMG from that date until 30 June 1889. Continuing in senior appointments, he was AAG and QMG, North-Eastern District from 1 July 1889 – 21 September 1892, where he commanded the training camp at Strensall Camp, Yorkshire. Later he became AAG Aldershot Garrison from 28 December 1893 – 12 March 1896 on the staff of the Duke of Connaught. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Kelly-Kenny」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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