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Matthew Neely

Matthew M. Neely
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Neely in 1913
United States Senator
from West Virginia
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 18, 1958
Preceded by W. Chapman Revercomb
Succeeded by John D. Hoblitzell, Jr.
In office
March 4, 1931 – January 12, 1941
Preceded by Guy D. Goff
Succeeded by Joseph Rosier
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1929
Preceded by Howard Sutherland
Succeeded by Henry D. Hatfield
21st Governor of West Virginia
In office
January 13, 1941 – January 15, 1945
Preceded by Homer A. Holt
Succeeded by Clarence W. Meadows
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded by A. C. Schiffler
Succeeded by Francis J. Love
In office
October 14, 1913 – March 3, 1921
Preceded by John W. Davis
Succeeded by Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Mayor of Fairmont, West Virginia
In office
1908–1910
Personal details
Born (1874-11-09)November 9, 1874
Grove, West Virginia
Died January 18, 1958(1958-01-18) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Alberta Ramage Neely
Profession Politician
Religion Presbyterianism

Matthew Mansfield Neely (November 9, 1874 – January 18, 1958) was a Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the Governor of West Virginia. He is also the only person to have held a full term in both Senate seats from the state.

He was born in Grove, West Virginia on November 9, 1874. He attended Salem College of West Virginia (now Salem International University), but did not earn a degree. At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War he entered the United States Army as a private. Following the war, he earned a law degree from West Virginia University. In 1903, he married Alberta Ramage.

He entered the practice of law in Fairmont, West Virginia and was elected its mayor in 1908. He was elected as a Congressman to an unexpired term in 1913 and was re-elected through 1918. In the 1920 election, he was defeated, due to his association with the policies of Woodrow Wilson.

He then ran for, and was elected to, the United States Senate in 1922 as a Democrat. He was defeated for re-election in 1928. He then ran for the state's other Senate seat in 1930 and was elected. He was re-elected in 1936. In 1940 he ran for governor and resigned the remaining two years of his Senate term.


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