Famous People with Name Moss

Moss James Burmester            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Moss James Burmester: is a New Zealand swimmer. His specialist event is the 200m butterfly in which he holds the Commonwealth record of 1:54.35 set at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Moss Kent Dickinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Moss Kent Dickinson: was a Canadian businessman, mayor of Ottawa from 1864 to 1866 and member of the Canadian Parliament from 1882 to 1887. His home in Manotick near the mill served as campaign headquarters for Sir John A. Macdonald in the 1882 election. Dickinson was elected in the riding of Russell in the 1882 federal election. (Dickinson was the last non-Liberal MP for Russell County until Pierre Lemieux was elected in 2006, a span of 124 years.) His son George Lemuel also served in the House of Commons.

Mossy Lawler            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Mossy Lawler: is a rugby union player who currently plays for Shannon R.F.C. and Munster A. He previously played for Munster in the Magners League and Heineken Cup, and also played two games on a trial period for London Wasps during 2008, in the Guinness Premiership. H

Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr: was a lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative.He served as a member of the 63rd and 64th United States Congresses. He served as prosecuting attorney for Wood County from 1900 to 1904. In 1904, he be

William Roger "Bill" Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Roger "Bill" Moss: was a community leader, political activist, and one-time music impresario in the Central Ohio area, and was recognized nationally for his efforts concerning educational matters and practices. After traveling the country for years to promote his record lab

Ralph Wilbur Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ralph Wilbur Moss: was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Moss was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1917). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Sixty-s

John McKenzie Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John McKenzie Moss: was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and a judge on the United States Court of Claims. He studied law, taking evening classes at Kent Law School in Chicago. He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and practiced in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and adjoining coun

Thomas Moss            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Moss: was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure. He represented West Toronto in the Canadian House of Commons from 1873 to 1875 as a Liberal member. He was also a lecturer for the Law Society of Upper Canada and served as registrar and a member of the senate for the University of Toronto. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1873 by-election held after the death of John Willoughby Crawford. In 1875, he accepted a position as judge in the Ontario Court of Error and Appeal; he was named chief justice in that court two years later and, in 1878, he was named Chief Justice of Ontario. Moss retired from the bench in 1880 due to poor health.