Irad Kelley (1791-1875) was born in Middleton, Connecticut, to Jemima Stow and Daniel Kelley. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family in the early nineteenth century where he opened a store in Cleveland's first brick building in 1814. He became postmaster in 1818, and through his extensive real estate investments became the owner, with his brother Datus, of Kelley's Island beginning in 1833. Kelley was married to Harriet Pease, and they had 10 children.
View the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Irad Kelley
View the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Daniel Kelley View the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Datus Kelley
From the guide to the Irad Kelley Papers, 1811-1910, (Western Reserve Historical Society)
