David Moylan

David M. Moylan (December 25, 1874 - May 17, 1942) was a member of the Cleveland City Council and later a municipal judge, who had lost both his arms in a railroad accident.[1]

Judge David Moylan in 1916

Biography

He was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

Around 1905 he was a railroad switchman in Cleveland, Ohio when he was hit by a train and lost both arms.[3]

He attended law school and was admitted to the bar in 1908.[4][1] In 1912 he was elected to the Cleveland City Council. In 1915 he was elected to the Cleveland Municipal Court.[5][6]

He died of a heart attack in Cleveland, Ohio on May 17, 1942.[1] His seat on the judicial bench was filled by Perry B. Jackson.[7]

Footnotes
  1. "Judge David Moylan, Cleveland Jurist. Lost Arms. Wrote With Pen in Teeth". New York Times. May 17, 1942. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. Judge David M. Moylan in the WWI draft registration of 1918
  3. "The Armless Judge". Graham Guardian. November 19, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  4. "Armless Lawyer". Boston Daily Globe. April 3, 1910. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  5. "Armless Judge On Cleveland Bench". United Press in the Toledo News-Bee. November 3, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  6. "David Moylan". New Outlook. 1916.
  7. "Jackson Named Judge". The Afro American. August 29, 1942. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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