Malcolm A. Moody

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Malcolm A. Moody
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by William R. Ellis
Succeeded by John N. Williamson
Born November 30, 1854
Brownsville, Oregon
Died March 19, 1925
Portland, Oregon
Political party Republican

Malcolm Adelbert Moody (November 30, 1854 - March 19, 1925) was a Republican U.S. congressman from Oregon.

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[edit] Early life

Moody was born near Brownsville, Oregon in 1854, the eldest child of future Oregon governor Zenas Ferry Moody and his wife, Mary Stevenson Moody. The Moody family moved to Illinois the following year, and then back to Oregon in 1862, settling in The Dalles.[1] Malcolm Moody attended the public schools and then the University of California, Berkeley. He joined his father's mercatile business and worked at The Dalles National Bank.[1]

[edit] Political career

Moody was elected to The Dalles city council in 1885, and mayor in 1889, serving two terms.[1] In 1899, he was elected as United States Representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district. He was handily re-elected to a second term, but lost the nomination in 1902 to John N. Williamson due to internal party struggles.[2] He resumed his mercantile business and did not return to public service.[1][2]

[edit] Personal

Moody never married. According to The Dalles lore, he loved two sisters, Anne and Bessie Lang, but he could not choose between them and his love was unrequited. At his death, he willed his house—the oldest home in The Dalles, now known as Rorick House—to the Lang sisters.[3][4][5]

He died in Portland in 1925 after a long illness[6] and is buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery in The Dalles.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  2. ^ a b Geer, T. T. (1912). Fifty Years in Oregon: Experiences, Observations, and Commentaries Upon Men, Measures, and Customs in Pioneer Days and Later Times. The Neale Publishing Company, p. 417. 
  3. ^ Oldest Home in the Dalles. Wasco Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-05-08.
  4. ^ "Michelbach family left imprint on The Dalles history", The Dalles Chronicle, February 5, 2006, p. A9. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 
  5. ^ McManman, Don. "The Dalles as rich in history as attractions", Tri-City Herald, July 14, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 
  6. ^ King, Elroy. "Looking Back: A Glimpse Through the Chronicles Files", The Dalles Chronicle, March 20, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 
Preceded by
William R. Ellis		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 2nd congressional district
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903		 Succeeded by
John N. Williamson