Brennen gives death date as 12-04-1914 - Gaige gives 22-04-1914.

of course - thank you Stonehenge!

Short biography:

James I. Jellett (1842-1914) was born in Dublin, Ireland, emigrated to the United States, settled in Philadelphia, was an active member of the Philadelphia Chess Club in the 1860's, lost a chess match to Gustavus Charles Reichhelm (1839-1905,) the columnist for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin in 1862, drew a chess match against Gustavus Charles Reichhelm twice in 1864, and lost a chess match to Gustavus Charles Reichhelm in 1866, won a chess match against novelist Emerson Bennett (1822-1905) in 1864, lost a chess match against composer Jacob Elson (1839-1909) in 1869, moved to St. Paul in 1869, became involved in real estate, married Lizzie G. Chase in 1876, operated Jellett & Company, a grain, flour, feed and produce merchant located at 16 Jackson Street, was one of 27 organizers of the St. Paul Board of Trade, a produce commission business association, in 1880, won the championship of the St. Paul Chess, Checker & Whist Club in 1892 and in 1899, served on the board of the Minnesota State Chess Association in the 1890's, developed the "Jellett Gambit" in 1899, previously known as the "Vampire Gambit," participated in the 1893 Continental Correspondence Chess Tournament, including a a chess match win against William Ewart Napier (1881-1952) and a a chess match loss to many-time Canadian champion James Narraway (1857-1947,) participated in the 1896 Pillsbury National Correspondence Chess Association, won the 1900 championship of the Northern Division of the Pillsbury National Correspondence Chess Association, was a member of the tournament committee of the Minnesota State Chess Association in 1896, lost a chess match to U. S. Champion Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872-1906) in 1900, had an Edo rating of 2070 in 1900, played in a preliminary section of the 1905 Western Championship, participated in the sixth Western Chess Congress in Excelsior, Minnesota, in 1906, and died in St. Paul. J. I. Jellett represented the United States in a chess tournament against Canadian chess players in 1898. James I. Jellett won the Philadelphia Chess Club handicap tournament in 1864.

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