OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
William Henry Moody
BORN:
December 23, 1853;
Newbury, Massachusetts
DIED:
July 2, 1917 (age 63);
Haverhill, Massachusetts
EDUCATION:
Harvard University (AB, 1876)
Attended Harvard Law School,
Read Law (1878)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican
HIGHLIGHTS:
1878:
Admitted to Bar
1878-1890:
Practiced Law in Essex County, MA
1885-1888:
Served on School Board; Haverhill, MA
1888-1890:
City Solicitor; Haverhill, MA
1890-1895:
District Attorney, Eastern District of Massachusetts
1893:
Junior Prosecutor in Lizzie Borden Case
1895-1902:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-MA)
1902-1904:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
1904-1906:
U.S. Attorney General
1906-1910:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Congressional Quarterly
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
Department of Justice
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia
PAPERS:
Library of Congress