Moyne LeClerque Kelly (October 29, 1901 – April 11, 1988) was an American politician from Texas.

Kelly was born on October 29, 1901 in Kentucky to John Hazard Kelly (1873 – 1908) and Rhoda Garetta Cline (1879 – 1966). He had an older brother, Eugene, and two younger siblings, Cecil and Vera. The family moved to Amarillo, Texas when he was a child."United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMB7-T8Q : Wed Aug 13 17:30:30 UTC 2025), Entry for Rhoda Kelly and Eugene Kelly, 1910.

Kelly won a special election in January 1955, and succeeded David Ratliff as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 85. Kelly retained his seat as a state representative during the November 1956 state legislative elections, and served until January 1959. During his tenure as a state legislator, Kelly lived in Afton.

Kelly married Helen Jones and had two daughters. He passed away on April 11, 1988 in Wharton, Texas."United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLFH-GY7 : 10 January 2021), Moyne L Kelly, 11 Apr 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

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