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Moyne LeClerque Kelly

Moyne L. Kelly
Full Name: Moyne LeClerque Kelly
Birth date: October 29, 1901
Death date: April 11, 1988

Terms of Service

  • House, 55th (2) Legislature
    1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
    Democrat
  • House, 54th (1) Legislature
    1/12/1955 - 1/8/1957
    Democrat
(1) 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.
(2) 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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

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 .
  • 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 .
  • Obituary, Moyne L. Kelly, 4/13/1988, p. 12A. Member of the 54th and 55th Texas Legislature. Victoria Advocate .
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