MATTHEW M. NEELY - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 34665
Price: $120.00
MATTHEW M. NEELY
Signed 5x3 card with printed text identifying him as Congressman from
West Virginia
Printed Card Signed in Ink: "M.M. Neely", 5x3 card. With
printed text reading: "Autograph of:/M.M. Neely/Member of Congress, First West
Virginia District, 1915-1917.". Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) was
born in West Virginia. After serving as a private in the infantry during the
Spanish-American War, he attended the University of West Virginia and
graduated from the school's law department in 1902. He practiced law in
Fairmont, West Virginia and became the city's Mayor in 1908. He then
worked as a clerk of the State house delegates from 1911-1913. Neely was elected
to fill the vacant Congress seat of John W. Davis in 1913 and was reelected for
the seat three times. In 1922 he was elected as a Democrat for West Virginia
to the United States Senate (1923-1929), (1931-1941), (1949-1958). After
losing his reelection campaign in 1928 he regained his seat in 1930 and
served until 1941, when he was elected as Governor of West Virginia
(1941-1945). In 1949 he was reelected to the Senate and served in the
seat until his death in 1958. While in office, Neely worked as the chairman
for the Committee on Rules and chairman for the Committee on the District
of Columbia. Normal mailing folds. Slightly creased. Lightly worn at edges.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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