George Arthur Neeley (August 1, 1879January 1, 1919) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Neeley attended public schools in

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and Wellston, Oklahoma. He earned a B.S. from Southwestern Baptist University (now Union University) in

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in 1902. This was followed by a J.D. from the

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in 1904. He was employed for a while as a

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and a

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, before becoming a

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in private practice. He was an unsuccessful candidate for

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to the 61st Congress in 1910. Neeley was elected as a

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in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edmond H. Madison to the

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and to the succeeding Congress (January 9, 1912 - March 3, 1915). He was not a candidate for reelection to the 64th Congress in 1914, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the

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. He died in

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, and was interred in Oak Park Cemetery,

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. His daughter was Science Fiction author Margaret St. Clair.

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