Morgan M. Moulder | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Max Schwabe |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Constituency | 2nd district (1949–53) 11th district (1953–63) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1904-08-31)August 31, 1904 Linn Creek, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1976(1976-11-12) (aged 72) Camdenton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri.
Born inLinn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and theUniversity of Missouri.He was graduated fromCumberland University,Lebanon, Tennessee, LL.B., 1927.
Moulder was admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced the practice of law inLinn Creek, Missouri.
Moulder was elected prosecuting attorney ofCamden County, Missouri, in 1928. He was reelected for three succeeding terms and served until 1938.
In 1938, he returned to the private practice of law.
From 1943 to 1946, he served as special assistant to the United States attorney for the western district of Missouri.
In April 1947, he was appointed by the Governor to serve as a judge of the circuit court in the eighteenth judicial circuit and served until December 31, 1948.
In 1948, Moulder was elected as aDemocrat to the Eighty-first U.S. Congress; he was re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963). He served on theHouse Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC); while a HUAC member in 1950, he heard testimony fromLee Pressman andMax Lowenthal, among others.[1]
Moulder did not sign the 1956Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[2][3] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[4]
He did not seek renomination in 1962, and resumed the practice of law inCamdenton, Missouri.
Moulder died November 12, 1976. He was interred in Old Linn Creek Cemetery, near Camdenton.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 2nd congressional district 1949–1953 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 11th congressional district 1953–1963 | Succeeded by District dissolved |
