Morgan M. Moulder

Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Morgan M. Moulder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 11th district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963
Preceded by	Claude I. Bakewell
Succeeded by	District eliminated
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by	Max Schwabe
Succeeded by	Thomas B. Curtis
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.
Political party	Democratic

Background

Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missouri. He was graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, LL.B., 1927.

Career

Moulder was admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced the practice of law in Linn Creek, Missouri.

Moulder was elected prosecuting attorney of Camden 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 1949, Moulder was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the six succeeding sessions of the U.S. Congress (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963). He served on the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). While HUAC member in 1950, he heard testimony from Lee Pressman and Max Lowenthal among others.[1]

Moulder did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960,[2][3] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[4]

He was not a candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress.

He resumed the practice of law in Camdenton, Missouri.

Personal life and death

Moulder died November 12, 1976. He was interred in Old Linn Creek Cemetery, near Camdenton.

References

1. Hearings regarding communism in the United States Government: Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, second session. US Government Printing Office. 15 September 1950. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
2. "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
3. "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
4. "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.

• United States Congress. "Morgan M. Moulder (id: M001045)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Max Schwabe	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 2nd congressional district 1949–1953	Succeeded by Thomas B. Curtis
Preceded by Claude I. Bakewell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 11th congressional district 1953–1963	Succeeded by District dissolved