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John McKenzie Moss

John McKenzie Moss

Born 1868 in Bennettstown, KY

Died 1929 in Washington, DC

FJC ID: 3249

John McKenzie Moss (January 3, 1868 – June 11, 1929) was an American politician and judge who was a U.S. representative from Kentucky from 1902 to 1903 and a judge of the Court of Claims from 1926 to 1929.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Assistant secretary of the treasury
    1923–1926
  2. Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury
    Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury
    Deputy commissioner · 1922–1923
  3. Alien Property Custodian
    1921–1922
    • ↳assistant general counsel · 1921–1922
    • ↳general counsel · 1922
  4. Kentucky Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial District
    Judge · 1909–1921
  5. Private practice, Bowling Green, Kentucky
    1893–1902, 1903–1909
  6. U.S. representative from Kentucky
    1902–1903
  7. Railway Mail Service
    1888–1891

Appointments

  1. Court of Claims
    1926–1929 · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  2. 1926–1929
    Term ended: ded

Education

  1. Kent College of Law (now Chicago-Kent College of Law)
  2. Read law with W.G. and A.T. Ewing, Chicago, Illinois
    1893