Blair Moody
| Arthur Edson Blair Moodus | |
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United States Senator from Michigan |
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In office April 23, 1951 – November 4, 1952 |
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| Appointed by | G. Mennen Williams |
| Preceded by | Arthur H. Vandenberg |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Potter |
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February 13, 1902 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | July 20, 1954 (aged 52) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Moody Ruth Moody |
| Children | Blair Moody, Jr. Christopher Moody Robin Moody |
| Alma mater |
Brown University University of Michigan |
Arthur Edson Blair Moody (February 13, 1902 – July 20, 1954), known as Blair Moody, was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.
Moody was born in New Haven, Connecticut and attended the public schools in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in economics in 1922. Moody attended the University of Michigan; he received his A.B. degree in 1949, and his LL.B. degree in 1952. He was an instructor in history at the Moses Brown School, a preparatory school in Providence 1922-1923.
A solid athlete, Moody lettered in football, baseball and track at Brown. He also was the heavyweight boxing champion at Brown at one time. He was offered a contract by the professional baseball team the Cardinals to pitch. He declined.
Moody moved to Detroit, Michigan and worked from 1923 to 1951 as a reporter covering Washington, D.C., for the Detroit News, a newspaper owned by his uncle, William Scripps. He was a correspondent for Barron's Financial Weekly from 1934 to 1948 and also wrote extensively for the North American Newspaper Alliance and the Bell Syndicate.
In 1941, Moody authored Boom or Bust, a book charting his post-World War II vision for American democracy. His focus was on transitioning to full employment, reducing the national debt, and identifying a strategy for "how the national budget may actually be balanced."
Moody was a combat war correspondent in 1944, covering the war in Italy, Africa, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Iran. He moderated a radio and television program Meet Your Congress from 1946 to 1952. He was a foreign correspondent during 1947-1948.
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