Thomas H. Moodie

Thomas Hilliard Moodie (born May 26, 1878 in Winona , Minnesota , † March 3, 1948 in Spokane , Washington ) was an American politician and in 1935 for a short time the 19th governor of the state of North Dakota .

Early years and political advancement

Thomas Moodie attended the local schools in his home country. Then he moved to Wadena and worked in a newspaper printer. At times he also worked as a brakeman for a railway company. After moving to North Dakota, he owned and edited two weekly newspapers. In 1933 he was a member of a commission set up by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to allocate public funds for government-owned buildings.

Short governor's term and further résumé

In 1934, Moodie was elected as the Democratic Party candidate for the new governor of North Dakota, with 53 percent of the vote against Republican Lydia Cady Langer. Soon after his inauguration on Jan. 7, it emerged that he had not resided in North Dakota long enough to be eligible for governor's office. He was then removed from the North Dakota Supreme Court in February after only five weeks in office and replaced by Lieutenant Governor Walter Welford .

Then he went back to his newspapers. But he was also a member of several federal and state boards in North Dakota. In Montana , he was a member of the State War Finance Committee during World War II . Thomas Moodie died in March 1948. He was married to Julia Edith McMurray.

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SURNAME	Moodie, Thomas H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Moodie, Thomas Hilliard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 26, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH	Winona , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH	March 3, 1948
Place of death	Spokane , Washington