Thomas H. Moodie

Thomas Moodie
19th Governor of North Dakota
In office
January 7, 1935 – February 2, 1935
LieutenantWalter Welford
Preceded byOle H. Olson
Succeeded byWalter Welford
Personal details
Born
Thomas Hilliard Moodie

(1878-05-26)May 26, 1878
Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1948(1948-03-03) (aged 69)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Thomas Hilliard Moodie (May 26, 1878 – March 3, 1948) was an American politician who was born in Winona, Minnesota. After he was inaugurated Governor of North Dakota in January 1935, it was revealed that he had not officially been a resident of the state for the mandatory five years, and he was removed from office in February 1935 having served less than a month.[1]

  1. ^ Miller, Roy L. (1935). "The Gubernatorial Controversy in North Dakota". American Political Science Review. 29 (3): 418–432. doi:10.2307/1947758. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1947758. S2CID 146910041.