Norman E. Moxley
| Norman E Moxley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1905 Maryland |
| Died | 15 November 1995 Bon Secours Nursing Center Ellicott City, Maryland |
| Home town | Ellicott City |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Board member of | Howard County Commissioner |
| Spouse(s) | Evelyn Richarts |
| Children | Marilyn Elaine Moxley, Eleanor Moxley (Breeden), Norman Ezekiel Moxley Jr (1926-2010), Robert R. Moxley |
| Relatives | Russell E Moxley, Janie Stromberg |
Norman E. Moxley was an American politician and businessman in Howard County, Maryland
Norman Moxley was born in 1905. He grew up on his family's 800 acre farm near the prison in Ellicott City, Maryland. Early jobs included being a blacksmith and later founding a plastering company in the 1920s. He married Evelyn Richarts in 1926. In 1944 Moxley was an airplane spotter assigned to post 25A on Columbia Pike. In 1949, he ran for one of the three County Commissioner positions and won. The next year he was the chairman.
Moxley's first tenure as a Howard County Commissioner was in 1949. He became president of the board of Commissioners becoming the equivalent of the modern-day County Executive. In 1951 he became the Chairman of the Planning Commission In 1952, Moxley was opposed to new housing, being quoted as saying "each new house is a liability to the county". He felt that commercial development provided more revenue to the county with less infrastructure and service burdens. In 1953, Moxley approved taking a $514,000 state loan for new school construction, with future commissioner Charles E. Miller chosen for site purchases. During the November 1954 election, Moxley's brother Howard County Police Chief E. Russell Moxley and Max A. Rappaport were charged with electioneering, requiring the Maryland State police to intercede, but all charges were later dropped in a Howard County Court. In 1958, while in office, Moxley patented (US 2,860,753) a coin-operated machine for collecting parking fines. The machine was intended to rapidly issue a ticket and receive payment on the spot "to relieve the charged with the hassle of driving to the police station to pay the fine". Moxley served as Chairman until 1962.
In 1962, Moxley attempted to run for a fourth term, but was rejected by Democrats to run in the position. He ran an unsuccessful bid as an independent, losing to Charles E. Miller, J. Hubert Black, and David W. Force.
In 1966, Moxley attempted to run again for the new position of Howard County Council. He won the primary with 3031 votes on a slate with Thomas J. Nissel, losing the general to a sweep of Republican incumbents. He ran again in 1968 on a United ticket.
Norman Moxley kept family ties within the Howard County Council. In 1966, his niece's husband Ridgley Jones was elected to a seat on the county council.
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