Clarence J. McLeod | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's13th district | |
| In office November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Nichols |
| Succeeded by | Vincent M. Brennan |
| In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent M. Brennan |
| Succeeded by | George O'Brien |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | George O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | George O'Brien |
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| Born | (1895-07-03)July 3, 1895 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1959(1959-05-15) (aged 63) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Clarence John McLeod (July 3, 1895 – May 15, 1959) was a politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan who served as a member of theU.S. House of Representatives.
McLeod was born inDetroit, Michigan, the son of a well-to-doScottish father who had served as collector of internal revenue in Detroit. He attended the public schools and theUniversity of Detroit. He graduated with anLL.B. from theDetroit College of Law in 1918. He was a member ofDelta Theta Phi.
During theFirst World War, McLeod served as aprivate in the aviation section at the ground school,Cornell University,Ithaca, New York, and assergeant in the Intelligence Division. He accepted appointment on May 12, 1919, assecond lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve Corps, and successively ascaptain,major, andlieutenant colonel. He was admitted to the bar in 1919 and commenced the practice of law in Detroit.
In November 1920, McLeod was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 13th congressional district to the66th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofCharles A. Nichols. McLeod served from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1921. At the time, McLeod was the youngest person ever elected to Congress, being just five months over the age of 25—the minimum age required by theU.S. Constitution.[1] Furthermore, McLeod was a candidate only to fill the unexpired term of Nichols. At that same election,Vincent M. Brennan was simultaneously elected to a full term in the67th Congress.
In 1922, however, McLeod was elected to the68th Congress and subsequently re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses, serving in the House of Representatives without interruption from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1937. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican primary election forgovernor of Michigan in 1934. In 1936, he lost toDemocratGeorge O'Brien in the general election for the75th Congress. In 1937, McLeod was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination formayor of Detroit.
In 1938, McLeod defeated O'Brien to be elected to the76th Congress, serving from January 3, 1939, to January 3, 1941. McLeod lost to O'Brien in 1940, 1942, and 1944. In 1946, McLeod was defeated for the Republican nomination byHoward Aldridge Coffin, who then went on to defeat O'Brien in the general election. McLeod won the Republican nomination in 1950 and 1952, but lost both times to O'Brien in the general election.
After leaving Congress, McLeod returned to the practice of law and was a consultant to the administrator of theFederal Civil Defense Administration. He died in Detroit in 1959 and was interred in the city'sMount Olivet Cemetery.[2]
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 13th Congressional District of Michigan 1923 – 1937 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 13th Congressional District of Michigan 1939 – 1941 | Succeeded by |
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