Moses F. Odell

Moses Fowler Odell (February 24, 1818 – June 13, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.

Moses F. Odell, Congressman from New York

Biography

Born in Tarrytown, New York, Odell completed preparatory studies. He was appointed entry clerk in the New York customhouse in 1845 and became public appraiser.

Odell was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Thirty-seventh Congress). He served on the United States Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War during the American Civil War.

He was appointed Navy agent at the city of New York in 1865 and served until his death in Brooklyn, New York, June 13, 1866. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

United States Congress. "Moses F. Odell (id: O000037)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-5-13
Moses F. Odell at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James Humphrey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd congressional district 1861–1863	Succeeded by Martin Kalbfleisch
Preceded by Benjamin Wood	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd congressional district 1863–1865	Succeeded by James Humphrey

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