Robert Ney McNeely

Robert Ney McNeely
Consul to the Colony of Aden
In office
October 18, 1915 – December 30, 1915
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 23 district
In office
1914 – October 18, 1915
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the Union County district
In office
1909–1910
Personal details
Born
Robert Ney McNeely

(1883-11-12)November 12, 1883
Waxhaw, North Carolina
DiedDecember 30, 1915(1915-12-30) (aged 32)
off the coast of Crete
Cause of deathdrowned
Resting placelost at sea
Parents
  • Robert McNeely (father)
  • Henrietta McNeely (née Belk) (mother)
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina

Robert Ney McNeely (12 November 1883 – 30 December 1915) was a State Representative in North Carolina, a member of the North Carolina Senate, and later the American Consul at Aden. He died while en route to the Colony of Aden when the ship he was traveling on was sunk by a German U-boat, near Crete, in 1915.