Walter Henry Moeller (March 15, 1910 – April 13, 1999) was an American politician from the
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. He served
Ohio's 10th congressional district
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in the
House of Representatives
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, during the
86th,
87th, and
89th Congresses.
Biography
Moeller was born on March 15, 1910, in
New Palestine, Indiana
New Palestine (pronounced ''PAL-es-tēn'') is a town in Sugar Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana, along Sugar Creek. The population was 2,055 at the 2010 census.
History
New Palestine was laid out October 1, 1838, by Jonathan Evans. It fi ...
. He entered a Lutheran seminary in 1935 and served as a pastor in the 1940s and after his retirement from politics.
Political career
Moeller became active in Ohio politics in the 1950s, serving in the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1959 to 1963 and from 1965 to 1967. He acted as an assistant to the education director of
NASA
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and was a member of
Kiwanis
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.
Death
Moeller died in
Santa Barbara, California
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, on April 13, 1999, age 89, after doing pastoral work in the state.
See also
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Ohio's 10th congressional district#Recent election results
*
List of United States representatives from Ohio
External links
Congressional bioguide
American Lutherans
People from New Palestine, Indiana
People from Santa Barbara, California
1910 births
1999 deaths
20th-century American politicians
20th-century Lutherans
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
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