Ralph W. Moss (politician)
Ralph Moss | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 | |
Preceded by | Elias S. Holliday |
Succeeded by | Everett Sanders |
Member of the Indiana Senate | |
In office 1905–1909 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Center Point, Indiana, U.S. | April 21, 1862
Died | April 26, 1919 Ashboro, Indiana, U.S | (aged 57)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Purdue University |
Ralph Wilbur Moss (April 21, 1862 – April 26, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.
Born in
Moss was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Sixty-second Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress and for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.
He retired to his farm near Ashboro, Indiana, where he died from injuries sustained after he was attacked by a bull on his farm. He was interred in Moss Cemetery, near his home.
References
- United States Congress. "Ralph W. Moss (id: M001037)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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