Edward C. Moran, Jr.

Edward Carleton Moran, Jr. (December 29, 1894 – July 12, 1967) was an American politician from Maine who served in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Born in Rockland, Maine, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1917.

Moran was a veteran of World War I, and served as a second lieutenant in Battery A, 73rd Artillery Regiment, a unit of the Coast Artillery Corps. He later served at the Fort Monroe Coast Artillery Training Center, and was a first lieutenant when he was discharged at the end of the war.

After the war Moran became active in the insurance business as a member of the family-owned E. C. Moran Company, an agency which was started by his father and is still in business in Rockland.

A Democrat, Moran was a delegate to the state party conventions every two years from 1922 to 1936, and to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924 and 1932. He was chairman of the Maine Democratic State Committee from 1928 to 1930. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Maine in 1928 and 1930.

In 1932 Moran was elected to the U.S. House and he served two terms, 1933 to 1937. He did not run for reelection in 1936.

Moran was a member of the United States Maritime Commission from 1937 to 1940. In 1942 he served as the Maine director of the federal Office of Price Administration. In 1945 he served as an Assistant Secretary of Labor. In 1946 and 1947 Moran was chairman of the Rockland City Council.

Moran died in Rockland on July 12, 1967. He was interred in Achorn Cemetery in Rockland.

References

• United States Congress. "Edward C. Moran, Jr. (id: M000932)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.