Ned kelly biography facts

Australian bushranger (1854–1880)

This article is about the Australian bushranger. For other uses, see Ned Kelly (disambiguation).

"Kelly Gang" redirects here.

For other uses, see The Kelly Gang (disambiguation).

Edward Kelly (December 1854^[a] – 11 November 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police-murderer.

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One of the last bushrangers, he is known for wearing a suit of bulletproof armour during his final shootout with the police.

Kelly was born and raised in rural Victoria, the third of eight children to Irish parents. His father, a transported convict, died in 1866, leaving Kelly, then aged 12, as the eldest male of the household.

The Kellys were a poor selector family who saw themselves as downtrodden by the squattocracy and as victims of persecution by the Victoria Police. While a teenager, Kelly was arrested for associating with bushranger Harry Power and served two prison terms for a variety of off