Background
Clausey was born May 16, 1875 in San Francisco, California and joined the navy where he was stationed aboard the United States Ship Bennington (Procter and Gamble-4) as a chief gunner"s mate.
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Education
Born on a farm near Wilmington, Illinois, Feely attended the public schools. He was graduated from Niagara University in 1895 and from the law department of Yale University in 1897.
Career
He was admitted to the bar in Connecticut in 1897. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1898 and engaged in the practice of law. Feely was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902.
He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in Chicago at age 29, from gastritis, and was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Joliet, Illinois. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council"s John Feely, councillor from Fermanagh Ireland, is a distant relative.
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Political Party
Democratic party
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Medal of Honor the Medal January; Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: May 16, 1875, San Francisco, Calif. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: January 13, 5, 1906. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Chief Gunner's Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: May 16, 1875, San Francisco, Calif. Accredited to: California. G.O. No.: January 13, 5, 1906. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Bennington for extraordinary heroism displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, Calif., 21 July 1905.