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