Thomas W. Moloney (January 10, 1862 – June 30, 1917) was an American politician and lawyer from Vermont. He served as a member of the

Vermont House of Representatives The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...

, representing Rutland from 1890 to 1891. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Vermont in 1898.

Early life

Thomas W. Moloney was born on January 10, 1862, in West Rutland, Vermont, to Mary Ryan and Michael Moloney. He was educated in public schools in West Rutland. He also studied at Collège de Montréal in Montreal and graduated from the

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in 1882. He was a law student in the 1880s in the law office of Redington & Butler in Rutland. He was admitted to the bar in 1885.

Career

Moloney practiced law in Rutland starting in 1885. He formed a law practice with Fred M. Butler called Butler & Moloney. After Butler retired on February 1, 1909, Moloney practiced law alone. Moloney represented Rutland in the

from 1890 to 1891. He was the

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nominee for governor in the 1898 Vermont gubernatorial election. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1902. He served as chairman of Vermont's delegation at the

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and

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s. Moloney wrote a history of Vermont for the Catholic encyclopaedia.

Personal life

Moloney married Annie G. Gooley on November 23, 1891. They had nine children, including John J., Charlotte F., Mary, Thomas, Annie, Philip, Margaret and Joseph. Moloney was a Catholic and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was the first grand knight of the organization in Rutland. He was also a member of St. Peter's Church. Moloney died on June 30, 1917, at his home in Rutland. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Rutland.

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