Career
When McNeely was 17 he started working as a teacher until 1902. In 1903, he became a rural mail carrier. McNeely started studying law under Judge James C. MacRae and was admitted to the bar in 1907, at Monroe, North Carolina. In 1907, he also served as the City Clerk, in Monroe, and then as Treasurer in 1908.
In 1909, McNeely was elected to represent Union County, in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He only served one two-year term. During this time, he earned his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of North Carolina. He was next elected, in 1914, to the North Carolina Senate to represent the 23rd district.
In January 1915, McNeely took an examination for appointment to the US Consular Service and passed. He was appointed the American Consul at Aden on October 18, 1915.
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