David M. Moylan (December 25, 1874 – May 17, 1942) was a member of the Cleveland City Council and later a municipal judge, who had lost both his arms in a railroad accident.[1]
Biography edit
He was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]
Around 1905 he was a railroad switchman in Cleveland, Ohio when he was hit by a train and lost both arms.[3]
He attended law school and was admitted to the bar in 1908.[4][1] In 1912 he was elected to the Cleveland City Council. In 1915 he was elected to the Cleveland Municipal Court.[5][6]
He died of a heart attack in Cleveland, Ohio on May 17, 1942.[1] His seat on the judicial bench was filled by Perry B. Jackson.[7]
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b c "Judge David Moylan, Cleveland Jurist. Lost Arms. Wrote With Pen in Teeth". The New York Times. May 17, 1942. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ Judge David M. Moylan in the WWI draft registration of 1918
- ^ "The Armless Judge". Graham Guardian. November 19, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "Armless Lawyer". Boston Daily Globe. April 3, 1910. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "Armless Judge On Cleveland Bench". United Press in the Toledo News-Bee. November 3, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "David Moylan". New Outlook. 1916.
- ^ "Jackson Named Judge". The Afro American. August 29, 1942. Retrieved 2013-12-03.