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Thomas Henry Kellett
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Railway telegrapher, MLA (1892-1895), grain broker.
Born in Ontario on 13 January 1860, son of Richard Kellett (?-1907) and Mary Campbell, brother of Richard Kellett, as a young man he came to Manitoba as a telegraph operator for the Canadian Pacific Railway, having the distinction of opening the first railroad station at Brandon and other points to the west. After the road construction was completed, he was appointed station agent at Deloraine. He quit the railway to run for a seat in the Manitoba Legislature in 1892, and represented the Deloraine constituency for a single term. He then worked in the grain business from 1895 to 1901 when he opened an employment agency in Winnipeg. He was described as a man of “retiring disposition, quiet in his demeanour.”
On 26 December 1887, he married Elizabeth Woodhouse (?-?) and they had seven children: Violet Elaine Kellett (1889-?), Charis Irene Kellett (1892-?), Charles Reginal Kellett (1894-?), Hugh John Kellett (1896-?), Thomas Lawrence Kellett (1898-?), William George Kellett (1903-?), and Frederick Kellett (1904-?).
He died at his Winnipeg residence, 382 Qu’Appelle Avenue, on 2 November 1907 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Birth registrations [Violet Elaine Kellett, Charis Irene Kellett, Charles Reginal Kellett, Hugh John Kellett, Thomas Lawrence, Wm George Kellett, Frederick Kellett], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Thomas Henry Kellett], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Old timer passes away,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 November 1907, page 1.
“Obituary,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 November 1907, page 7.
We thank Connor Mah for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 June 2025
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