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Charles Mooney
Charles Mooney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Ohio's 20th district
	In office; March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Preceded by	William Gordon
Succeeded by	Miner G. Norton
	In office; March 4, 1923 – May 29, 1931
Preceded by	Miner G. Norton
Succeeded by	Martin L. Sweeney
Member of the Ohio Senate; from the 25th district
	In office; January 4, 1915 – January 5, 1919 Serving with four others 1915-1917; four others 1917-1919
Preceded by	four others
Succeeded by	four others
Personal details
Born	Charles Anthony Mooney; January 5, 1879; St. Marys, Ohio
Died	May 29, 1931 (aged 52); Cleveland, Ohio
Resting place	Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys
Political party	Democratic

Charles Anthony Mooney (January 5, 1879 – May 29, 1931) was an American businessman and politician who served as a five-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

Born in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, Mooney attended public and Jesuit schools. He was graduated from St. Marys High School in 1895 and then engaged in the local life insurance business. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1910 and continued the life insurance business.

Political career

He served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 1915 to 1919.

Mooney was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1920, 1924, and 1928.

Mooney was elected to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1923.

Death

He died in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 29, 1931.

He was interred in Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys, Ohio.

Sources

United States Congress. "Charles A. Mooney (id: M000887)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William Gordon	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th congressional district 1919-1921	Succeeded by Miner G. Norton
Preceded by Miner G. Norton	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 20th congressional district 1923-1931	Succeeded by Martin L. Sweeney