Dan Moody

Dan Moody
30th Governor of Texas
In office January 18, 1927 – January 20, 1931
Lieutenant	Barry Miller
Preceded by	Miriam A. Ferguson
Succeeded by	Ross S. Sterling
32nd Attorney General of Texas
In office January 1925 – January 1927
Governor	Miriam A. Ferguson
Preceded by	Walter Angus Keeling
Succeeded by	Claude Pollard
Williamson County District Attorney
In office 1922–1925
Personal details
Born	Daniel James Moody Jr. (1893-06-01)June 1, 1893 Taylor, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 22, 1966(1966-05-22) (aged 72) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Texas State Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mildred Paxton Moody ​ ​ (m. 1926)​
Alma mater	University of Texas Law School
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Texas National Guard
Rank	2nd Lieutenant and Captain (Guard) 2nd Lieutenant (Army)
Battles/wars	World War I

Daniel James Moody Jr. (June 1, 1893 – May 22, 1966), was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. Originally from Taylor, Texas, he served as the 30th governor of Texas between 1927 and 1931. At the age of 33, he was elected. He took office as the youngest governor in Texas history.^[1] After his 2 terms as governor, he returned to private law practice. He continued to prosecute and represent various functions of the US government later in life.