Samuel Roy McKelvie

Samuel Roy McKelvie (born April 15, 1881 in Fairfield , Clay County , Nebraska , † January 6, 1956 in Mesa , Arizona ) was an American politician and between 1919 and 1923 the 20th governor of the state of Nebraska.

Early years and political advancement

After elementary school, McKelvie attended the University of Nebraska and Lincoln Business College , where he graduated in 1901. He then worked as a journalist. In 1905 he worked for the newspaper "Nebraska Farmer", which he later acquired and published himself. McKelvie was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1908 and 1909 he was on Lincoln City Council . In 1910 he was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives. Between 1913 and 1915 he was lieutenant governor of his state. In November 1918 he was elected the new governor with 54:44 percent of the vote against the Democratic incumbent Keith Neville .

Governor of Nebraska

McKelvie took up his new office on January 9, 1919. After being re-elected in 1920, he was able to serve a total of four years. First of all, after the end of World War I , the economy in Nebraska had to be converted back from war needs to civil needs. Domestically, the expansion of the roads was pushed ahead in order to take account of the increased volume of traffic, the construction of a new capitol was decided, the first nature parks of the state were established, the constitution was supplemented with numerous amendments and the state accounting system was reformed.

Another résumé

After the end of his tenure, McKelvie remained politically active. Between 1929 and 1933 he was a member of the national farmers committee. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions of 1928, 1932 and 1936. He also devoted himself to newspaper and cattle breeding again. McKelvie died on January 6, 1956 and was buried in Lincoln. He was married to Martha DeArnold, with whom he had two children.

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SURNAME	McKelvie, Samuel Roy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 15, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fairfield , Nebraska
DATE OF DEATH	January 6, 1956
Place of death	Mesa , Arizona