Robert Ney McNeely | |
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Consul to the Colony of Aden | |
In office October 18, 1915 – December 30, 1915 | |
President | Woodrow 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 November 12, 1883 Waxhaw, North Carolina |
Died | December 30, 1915 off the coast of Crete | (aged 32)
Cause of death | drowned |
Resting place | lost at sea |
Parents |
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Alma mater | University 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.