Zenas Ferry Moody

Infobox Governor
name= Zenas Ferry Moody


caption=
order=7^th
office= Governor of Oregon
term_start= September 13 1882
term_end= January 12, 1887
lieutenant=
predecessor= W. W. Thayer
successor= Sylvester Pennoyer
office2 = Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives
term_start2 = 1880
term_end2 = 1881
predecessor2 = John M. Thompson
successor2 = George W. McBride
constituency2 = Wasco County
birth_date= May 27 1832
birth_place= Granby, Massachusetts
death_date= March 14, 1917
death_place= Salem, Oregon
spouse= Mary Stephenson
profession= surveyor
party= Republican
footnotes=Office information [http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections24.htm Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Governors] ]

Zenas Ferry (Z. F.) Moody (May 27, 1832ndash March 14, 1917) was the Republican governor of Oregon from 1882 to 1887.

Early life

Zenas Ferry Moody was born on May 27 1832 in Granby, Massachusetts to Thomas Hovey and Hannah Ferry.Corning, Howard M. "Dictionary of Oregon History". Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.] The family immigrated to Oregon Territory in 1851, traveling the Isthmus of Panama route. Moody was a surveyor and store keeper in Brownsville, Oregon until moving to Illinois in 1856. He then returned to Oregon in 1862 when he settled in The Dalles. At The Dalles he set up a general store and was responsible for surveying the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Then in 1865 he organized the Oregon & Montana Transportation Company. During his time in The Dalles he was a major shipper of Oregon wool from Eastern Oregon .

Politics

In 1880, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives. During his only term there, he also served as Speaker of the House. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1880reg.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (11th) 1880 Regular Session] ] Then in 1882, Moody was elected as the seventh Governor of the state of Oregon. He took office on September 13, 1882 and served until January 12, 1887.

Family

Moody married Mary Stephenson in Brownsville on November 19 1853. They would have five children, including Malcolm A. Moody, who would serve in the United States Congress, and Ralph E. Moody, who would serve in the Oregon House of Representatives and as assistant attorney general of Oregon.

Z. F. Moody died on March 14 1917 in Salem, Oregon. He is buried in Salem's City View Cemetery.cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Moody&GScid=38657&GRid=6254235&|title=Zenas Ferry Moody (1832-1917)|publisher=Find A Grave|accessdate=2008-01-10]

References

External links

* [http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/lib/governors/zfm.htm Z. F. Moody Biography on Oregon State Library website]
* [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/governors/moody/moodymenu.html Public documents of Z. F. Moody on Oregon Secretary of State website]
* [http://www.plso.org/readingroom/moody.htm Z. F. Moody Biography on Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon website]