Zenas Ferry Moody
Zenas Ferry Moody | |
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Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
In office 1880–1881 | |
Preceded by | John M. Thompson |
Succeeded by | George W. McBride |
Constituency | Wasco County |
Personal details | |
Born | May 27, 1832 Granby, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 14, 1917 (aged 84) Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Stephenson |
Profession | surveyor |
Office information[1] | |
Zenas Ferry Moody (May 27, 1832 – March 14, 1917) was the
Early life
Zenas Ferry Moody was born on May 27, 1832, in Granby, Massachusetts, to Thomas Hovey and Hannah Ferry.[2] The family immigrated to Oregon Territory in 1851, traveling the Isthmus of Panama route. Moody was a surveyor and store keeper in Brownsville, Oregon until moving to Illinois in 1856. He then returned to Oregon in 1862 when he settled in The Dalles.[2] At The Dalles he set up a general store and was responsible for surveying the Umatilla Indian Reservation.[2] Then in 1865 he organized the Oregon & Montana Transportation Company. During his time in The Dalles he was a major shipper of Oregon wool from Eastern Oregon.[2]
Politics
In 1880, he was elected to the
Family
Moody married Mary Stephenson in Brownsville on November 19, 1853.[2] They would have five children, including Malcolm A. Moody, who would serve in the United States Congress, and Ralph E. Moody, who would serve in the Oregon House of Representatives and as assistant attorney general of Oregon.
Death
Moody died in Salem on March 14, 1917.[2]