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Clarence M. Kelley | |
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| 2nd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
| In office July 9, 1973 – February 15, 1978 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Deputy | James B. Adams |
| Preceded by | J. Edgar Hoover |
| Succeeded by | William H. Webster |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clarence Marion Kelley October 24, 1911 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1997 (aged 85) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Ruby Pickett
(m. 1937; died 1975)Shirley Dyckes (m. 1976–1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Kansas (BA) University of Missouri–Kansas City (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
Clarence Marion Kelley (October 24, 1911 – August 5, 1997) was an American law enforcement officer. He served as the Chief of the Kansas City Police Department in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1961 to 1973, and as the second director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1973 to 1978.