Malcolm A. Moody

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
Personal details
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.

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 mercantile business and worked at The Dalles National Bank.^[1]

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]

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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000882. Retrieved 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. pp. 417. 
3. ^ "Oldest Home in the Dalles". Wasco Historical Society. http://www.wascochs.org/#rorick. Retrieved 2007-05-08. 
4. ^ "Michelbach family left imprint on The Dalles history". The Dalles Chronicle: p. A9. February 5, 2006. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ORWASCO/2006-02/1139110348. Retrieved 2007-05-08. 
5. ^ McManman, Don (July 14, 1997). "The Dalles as rich in history as attractions". Tri-City Herald. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/oldnews/1997/0714.html. Retrieved 2007-05-08. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ King, Elroy (March 20, 2005). "Looking Back: A Glimpse Through the Chronicles Files". The Dalles Chronicle. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ORWASCO/2006-02/1139110348. Retrieved 2007-05-08. 

External links

Biography portal

• Malcolm A. Moody at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Malcolm A. Moody at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
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

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Name	Moody, Malcolm A.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 30, 1854
Place of birth	Brownsville, Oregon
Date of death	March 19, 1925
Place of death	Portland, Oregon