Walter H. Moeller
Walter Henry Moeller | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district | |
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | |
Preceded by | Thomas A. Jenkins |
Succeeded by | Pete Abele |
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
Preceded by | Pete Abele |
Succeeded by | Clarence E. Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | New Palestine, Indiana | March 15, 1910
Died | April 13, 1999 Santa Barbara, California | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Walter Henry Moeller (March 15, 1910 – April 13, 1999) was an American politician from the Democratic Party. He served Ohio's 10th congressional district in the House of Representatives, during the 86th, 87th, and 89th Congresses.
Biography
[edit]Moeller was born on March 15, 1910, in New Palestine, Indiana. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics.
Political career
[edit]Moeller became active in Ohio politics in the 1950s, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963 and from 1965 to 1967. He acted as an assistant to the education director of NASA and was a member of Kiwanis.
Death
[edit]Moeller died in Santa Barbara, California, on April 13, 1999, age 89, after doing pastoral work in the state.
See also
[edit]- Ohio's 10th congressional district#Recent election results
- List of United States representatives from Ohio
External links
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- American Lutherans
- People from New Palestine, Indiana
- Politicians from Santa Barbara, California
- 1910 births
- 1999 deaths
- 20th-century Lutherans
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- Ohio United States Representative stubs