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Thomas Francis Moran, son of John and Mary Moran,
was born in Columbia, Mich., on Jan. 9, 1866. He received his early education in the
public schools and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1887, being admitted to the Michigan bar in the same year. In 1895 he received the Ph.D. degree from Johns
Hopkins University. He married Louise R. Upham on
Aug. 5, 1896.
From 1887 to 1892 he was superintendent
of schools at Elk River, Minn., and after 1895 was associated with Purdue University as professor of
history and head of the department of history and economics. For many years he was
the university's representative on the Western Intercollegiate Conference.
He was also active in campus affairs, especially the establishment of the Purdue
Memorial Union and the organization of the semi-centennial in 1924. Dr. Moran was a recognized
authority on English and American constitutional history, had a nation-wide
reputation as a scholar, speaker, and writer, and, in addition to the books listed
below, was the author of many textbooks (in collaboration with Dr. James
A. Woodburn of Indiana University) and contributed
to reviews and educational publications on political and historical topics.
He died on Oct. 21, 1928.
Information from the Purdue University Libraries; Who Was Who in America and Thomas Francis Moran. A Memorial.
- The Rise and Development of the Bicameral System in
America. Baltimore, 1895.
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Close X - The Theory and Practice of the English Government.
New York, 1903.
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Philadelphia, n.d. [1904].
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Contributions to American Progress. New York,
n.d. [1917].
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Close X - The History and Government of Indiana (withJames A. Woodburn). New York, 1920.
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Close X - Constitution of Indiana, with Questions and Notes (withJames A. Woodburn). New York, 1926.
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Before the Phi Beta Kappa Club of Purdue University, March 21, 1927,
n.p., n.d. [1927].
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…. n.p. [Indianapolis], n.d. [1927].
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Close X - Active Citizenship (withJames A. Woodburn). New York, 1928.
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Close X - Our United States (withJames A. Woodburn and H. C. Hill). New York, 1930.
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