About David Moylan
Lived 1874 – 1942 (aged 67). David Moylan was a judge.
David M. Moylan (December 25, 1874 – May 17, 1942) was a member of the Cleveland City Council and later a municipal judge, who had lost both his arms in a railroad accident.
Around 1905 he was a railroad switchman in Cleveland, Ohio when he was hit by a train and lost both arms.
He attended law school and was admitted to the bar in 1908.
He died of a heart attack in Cleveland, Ohio on May 17, 1942. His seat on the judicial bench was filled by Perry B. Jackson.
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David Moylan was born on 25 December 1874.
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