Judge, born in Newbury, Massachusetts, USA. He prosecuted for Massachusetts in the Lizzie Borden murder trial and was elected to the US House of Representatives (Republican, Massachusetts, 1895). President Theodore Roosevelt named him secretary of the navy (19024), attorney general (19046), and to the US Supreme Court (190610).
William Henry Moody|
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Term in office |
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| December 17, 1906 – November 20, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Billings Brown |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Rucker Lamar |
| Nominated by | Theodore Roosevelt |
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December 23, 1853 Newbury, Massachusetts |
| Died |
July 2, 1917 Haverhill, Massachusetts |
William Henry Moody (23 December 1853-July 2, 1917) was an American politician and jurist, who held positions in all three branches of the Government of the United States.
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Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|
Preceded by: William Cogswell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district November 5, 1895 – May 1, 1902 |
Succeeded by: Augustus P. Long |
United States Secretary of the Navy 1902 – 1904 |
Succeeded by: Paul Morton |
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Preceded by: Philander C. Knox |
Attorney General of the United States 1904 – 1906 |
Succeeded by: Charles Joseph Bonaparte |
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Preceded by: Henry Billings Brown |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States December 17, 1906–November 20, 1910 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Rucker Lamar |
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