Moyne LeClerque Kelly

Full Name: Moyne LeClerque Kelly
Date of birth: October 29, 1901
Date of death: April 11, 1988

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	85	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Afton / Dickens		Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall
H	85	Jan 12, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Afton / Dickens		Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall

(1) Farmer, teacher. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) Moyne L. Kelly, in special election 1/8/1955, sworn 1/12/1955, succeeded David W. Ratliff, resigned 12/12/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 85
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Afton / Dickens
Counties in district: Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall

House District 85
Jan 12, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Afton / Dickens
Counties in district: Dickens, Jones, King, Stonewall

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photos, Crosby County Pioneer Museum, A History of Crosby County 1876-1977, pp. 348-349. "During the years 1954-58, Moyne was given a leave of absence from school to serve two regular sessions and two special sessions in the House of Representatives of Texas Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch and photos, Moyne LeClerque Kelly (1901-1988). The Strangest Names in American Political History.

Other Resources

Moyne Lexlerque Kelly, birth date 10/29/1901 in Norwood, Missouri; death date 4/11/1988 in El Campo, Wharton County, Texas. Ancestry.com.
Moyne LeClerque Kelly in the International Genealogical Index. FamilySearch.
Moyne Lee Kelly, birth date 10/29/1901, death date 4/11/1988, photo, burial in Garden of Memories, El Campo, Wharton County, with spouse Helen Jones Kelly. Find a Grave.
Obituary, Moyne L. Kelly, 4/13/1988, p. 12A. Member of the 54th and 55th Texas Legislature. Victoria Advocate.

Photographs

Photograph. Moyne L. Kelly, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Moyne L. Kelly, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957 Agriculture Judicial Districts Livestock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries State Hospitals and Special Schools (Chair)
54th R.S. - 1955 Congressional and Legislative Districts Constitutional Amendments Municipal and Private Corporations State Hospitals and Special Schools

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