Moses Fowler Odell
Born: February 24, 1818
Birthplace: Tarrytown, New York
Father: William Dyckman Odell Jr. 1794 – 1875
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Mother: Susannah Fowler 1797 – 1878
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Wife: Sarah Van Der Veer 1821 – 1898
(Buried: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)
Married: July 18, 1845 in Brooklyn, New York
Political Party: Democratic Party
Occupation before War:
Entry Clerk at New York Customhouse
Public Appraiser in New York
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1865: United States Congressman from New York
1861 – 1863: House Chairman of Treasury Department Expenditures
1861 – 1863: Member of House Indian Affairs Committee
1863 – 1865: Ranking Member of House Military Affairs Committee.
1861 – 1865: Member of Joint Committee on Conduct of the War.
1865: Supporter of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1866: New York City, New York Navy Agent
Died: June 13, 1866
Place of Death: Brooklyn, New York
Cause of Death: Throat Cancer
Age at time of Death: 48 years old
Burial Place: Green–Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
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