M. Clyde Kelly | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Coleman |
| Succeeded by | James L. Quinn |
| Constituency | 30th district (1917–1923) 33rd district (1923–1933) 31st district (1933–1935) |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | John Dalzell |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Coleman |
| Constituency | 30th district |
| Member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1910–1913 | |
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| Born | (1883-08-04)August 4, 1883 Bloomfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1935(1935-04-29) (aged 51) |
| Resting place | Mahoning Union Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican Progressive (1917–1919) |
| Alma mater | Muskingum College |
Melville Clyde Kelly (August 4, 1883 – April 29, 1935) was an American politician and publisher who served as aRepublican Party member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
M. Clyde Kelly was born inBloomfield, Muskingum County, Ohio. He attendedMuskingum College inNew Concord, Ohio. He was engaged in newspaper publishing atBraddock, Pennsylvania, in 1903 and established theBraddock Leader in 1904.
In 1907 he purchased theDaily News and theEvening Herald and consolidated them into theDaily News-Herald. He was a member of thePennsylvania House of Representatives from 1910 to 1913.
Kelly was elected as a Republican to theSixty-third Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate in 1914. After his term in Congress, he continued his newspaper work. He was again elected as aProgressive to theSixty-fifth and reelected as a Republican to the eight succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934.
During his tenure as Congressman, Clyde introduced a resolution to permit private contracting of airmail service. This resolution, theAir Mail Act of 1925 was signed into law on February 2, 1925, prompting many companies to venture into the aviation field (e.g.,Boeing,Douglas, andPratt & Whitney). The Airmail Act of 1925 was the foundation that commercial aviation is built upon.[1]
After his time in Congress, he resumed his former business pursuits. He was accidentally shot while cleaning arifle and died in a hospital atPunxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Clyde was interred in Mahoning Union Cemetery, nearMarchand, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 30th congressional district March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 30th congressional district March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 33rd congressional district March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 31st congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Succeeded by |
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