Neeley was elected as a Democrat in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edmond H. Madison to the 62nd Congress and to the succeeding Congress (January 9, 1912 - March 3, 1915). He was not a candidate for reelection to the 64th Congress in 1914, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. He died in Hutchinson, Kansas, and was interred in Oak Park Cemetery, Chandler, Oklahoma.
george, neeley, george, arthur, neeley, august, 1879, january, 1919, representative, from, kansas, member, house, representatives, from, kansas, districtin, office, january, 1912, march, 1915preceded, byedmond, madisonsucceeded, byjouett, shousepersonal, detai. George Arthur Neeley August 1 1879 January 1 1919 was a U S Representative from Kansas George A NeeleyMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 7th districtIn office January 9 1912 March 3 1915Preceded byEdmond H MadisonSucceeded byJouett ShousePersonal detailsBorn 1879 08 01 August 1 1879Detroit IllinoisDiedJanuary 1 1919 1919 01 01 aged 39 Hutchinson KansasPolitical partyDemocraticBorn in Detroit Illinois Neeley attended public schools in Joplin Missouri and Wellston Oklahoma He earned a B S from Southwestern Baptist University in Jackson Tennessee in 1902 and a J D from the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas in 1904 He was employed for a while as a farmer and a teacher before becoming a lawyer in private practice He was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Representative to the 61st Congress in 1910 Neeley was elected as a Democrat in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edmond H Madison to the 62nd Congress and to the succeeding Congress January 9 1912 March 3 1915 He was not a candidate for reelection to the 64th Congress in 1914 but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate He died in Hutchinson Kansas and was interred in Oak Park Cemetery Chandler Oklahoma His daughter was Science Fiction author Margaret St Clair References EditUnited States Congress George A Neeley id N000022 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Party political officesFirst Democratic nominee for U S Senator from Kansas Class 3 1914 Succeeded byGeorge H HodgesU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byEdmond H Madison Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 7th congressional district1912 1915 Succeeded byJouett Shouse This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress This article about a Kansas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George A Neeley amp oldid 1097013919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
