Melville Clyde Kelly

Melville Clyde Kelly (August 4, 1883 – April 29, 1935) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

M. Clyde Kelly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 31st district
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byAdam Martin Wyant
Succeeded byJames L. Quinn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 33rd district
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byHenry Ellenbogen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 30th district
In office
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923
Preceded byWilliam Henry Coleman
Succeeded byEverett Kent
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded byJohn Dalzell
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Coleman
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1910–1913
Personal details
Born(1883-08-04)August 4, 1883
Bloomfield, Ohio
DiedApril 29, 1935(1935-04-29) (aged 51)
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Progressive

Biography

M. Clyde Kelly was born in Bloomfield, Muskingum County, Ohio. He attended Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. He was engaged in newspaper publishing at Braddock, Pennsylvania, in 1903 and established the Braddock Leader in 1904.

In 1907 he purchased the Daily News and the Evening Herald and consolidated them into the Daily News-Herald. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1910 to 1913.

Kelly was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate in 1914. After his term in Congress, he continued his newspaper work. He was again elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-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, the Air 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, and Pratt & 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 a rifle and died in a hospital at Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Clyde was interred in Mahoning Union Cemetery, near Marchand, Pennsylvania.

Sources
  • United States Congress. "M. Clyde Kelly (id: K000076)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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References
  1. Nolan, M.S. (1999). Fundamentals of air traffic control. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks Cole Publishing Company.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Dalzell		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915		 Succeeded by
William Henry Coleman
Preceded by
William Henry Coleman		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923		 Succeeded by
Everett Kent
Preceded by
New district		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933		 Succeeded by
Henry Ellenbogen
Preceded by
Adam Martin Wyant		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		 Succeeded by
James L. Quinn


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