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Clarence M. Kelley (
October 24,
1911 -
August 5,
1997) was a public servant and former director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Clarence Kelley was born in
Kansas City,
Missouri in 1911. He received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Kansas in
1936 as a proud member of
Sigma Nu fraternity. He then continued his education to earn an
LL.B. from the
University of Kansas City, Missouri, in
1940. He was admitted to the Missouri
Bar the same year and joined the
Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent on
October 7, 1940. He served in field offices in
Huntington, West Virginia;
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Des Moines, Iowa; and the FBI Training Center in
Quantico, Virginia.
Kelley served in the
United States Navy from
July 22,
1944, to
April 9,
1946, having been granted military leave from the FBI.
Returning from military service Kelley was assigned to the Kansas City office, where his performance earned him a promotion to field supervisor. He also served at FBI Headquarters in
Washington, D.C. in
1951. From July
1953 to July
1957 he served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Houston, Seattle, and San Francisco offices. He was then transferred to the Training and Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters, becoming an Inspector. In December
1957 he was promoted to Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham office and was reassigned to the Memphis office in November
1960, where he served as Special Agent in Charge until his retirement from the FBI on
October 24,
1961.
After retiring from the FBI Kelley became the Chief of Police in
Kansas City, Missouri. During that time he was a member and officer of several civic associations.
In 1970 Kelley received the
J. Edgar Hoover Gold Medal for Outstanding Job Service, presented by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. The following year he was named to the Presidential Advisory Committee, and served on both the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals and on the FBI National Academy Review Committee from 1972-1973.
On
June 7,
1973, President
Richard M. Nixon nominated Kelley to be Director of the FBI. The
United States Senate confirmed the nomination
June 27 and he was sworn in on
July 9. Kelley was the first Director of the FBI to be appointed through the nomination and confirmation process.
Kelley announced his intention to retire in
1977, prompting an exhaustive year-long search for a successor. President
Jimmy Carter finally settled upon
William H. Webster, who was nominated in January of
1978.
Kelley retired from the FBI
February 15, 1978 and was temporarily succeeded by
James B. Adams, who served as Acting Director until Webster's confirmation two weeks later.
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