Charles Anthony Mooney | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | William Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Miner G. Norton |
| In office March 4, 1923 – May 29, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Miner G. Norton |
| Succeeded by | Martin L. Sweeney |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1919 Serving with four others 1915-1917 four others 1917-1919 | |
| Preceded by | four others |
| Succeeded by | four others |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1879 St. Marys, Ohio |
| Died | May 29, 1931 (aged 52) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Resting place | Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys |
| Political party | Democratic |
Charles Anthony Mooney (January 5, 1879 – May 29, 1931) was a five-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Biography
Born in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, Mooney attended public and Jesuit schools. He was graduated from St. Marys High School in 1895 and then engaged in the local life insurance business. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1910 and continued the life insurance business.
Political career
He served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 1915 to 1919.
Mooney was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1920, 1924, and 1928.
Mooney was elected to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1923.
Death
He died in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 29, 1931.
He was interred in Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio.
See also
Sources
- United States Congress. "Charles A. Mooney (id: M000887)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
