Bernard N. Moran (January 31, 1869 – October 8, 1940) was a member of the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

and the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Moran was born to Irish immigrants on January 31, 1869 in

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh. History Oshkosh was ...

, both of whom died by the time he was eleven years old. After their deaths, he was raised at an orphanage in

Green Bay, Wisconsin Green Bay is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The county seat of Brown County, it is at the head of Green Bay (known locally as "the bay of Green Bay"), a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It is above sea lev ...

. He moved to Rhinelander, Wisconsin in 1886. On June 2, 1897, Moran married Lida G. O'Hara (1875–1955). They had one daughter. Moran died in Rhinelander on October 8, 1940.

Career

Moran was elected to the Assembly in 1915 and to the Senate in 1920. Additionally, he was Chairman, Assessor, Treasurer and Clerk of Rhinelander and Chairman of the Oneida County, Wisconsin Board. He was a Republican.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moran, Bernard Politicians from Oshkosh, Wisconsin Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin People from Rhinelander, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly American people of Irish descent 1869 births 1940 deaths