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[[Image:WWMOFFATT.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]MOFFATT, Wallace W. (Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 25, 1879--Dubuque, IA, May 3, 1952). The son of [[MOFFATT, Thomas W.|Thomas W. MOFFATT]] and Hester (Willson) Moffatt, Wallace served several years on the Dubuque City Council and was the [[MAYOR]] of the city in 1944. He came to Dubuque in 1900 and began work with the [[MATHIS-METZ CO.]] This later became the [[MATHIS-MOFFATT PRINTING COMPANY]]. (1)
[[Image:WWMOFFATT.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]MOFFATT, Wallace W. (Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 25, 1879--Dubuque, IA, May 3, 1952). Moffat came to Dubuque in 1900 and began work with the [[MATHIS-METZ CO.]] This later became the [[MATHIS-MOFFATT PRINTING COMPANY]]. (1) When he first ran for the council in 1942 he had the endorsement of the [[DUBUQUE TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS]] and the Good Government League. (2) He was the [[MAYOR]] of the city in 1944.


Moffatt was an honorary member of the Dubuque Police Protective Association and a member of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]], Dubuque County Conservation Society, [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] and the Royal Arch Masons.
Moffatt was an honorary member of the Dubuque Police Protective Association and a member of the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]], Dubuque County Conservation Society, [[DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE]] and the Royal Arch Masons.


Surviving were a sister, Mrs. Joshua Fraser, of Minneapolis, Minn.; a brother, Robert, of Dubuque; two nephews, Dr. Thomas Moffatt, of Denver, Colo., and Hillman Moffatt, of St. Paul, Minn.; and five nieces, Mrs. Wayne Anthony, of Dubuque, Mrs. [[SPENSLEY, Harker Brentnal, Sr.|Harker Brentnal SPENSLEY, Sr.]], of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Roger Worley, of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Gerald Cummins, of Ft. Dodge, Ia., and Mrs. Muriel Zecklin, of Minneapolis. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, James L., of St. Paul, and his two sisters, Miss Elma Moffatt and Mrs. Hestor Woods, both of Orillia, Canada.
 


[[File:moffatt.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[MOFFATT, Thomas W.|Thomas W. MOFFATT]], a veteran of the [[CIVIL WAR]] wrote his memoirs with his son, Wallace. Image courtesy: C. Hughes (Arizona)]]
[[File:moffatt.jpg|left|thumb|150px|[[MOFFATT, Thomas W.|Thomas W. MOFFATT]], a veteran of the [[CIVIL WAR]] wrote his memoirs with his son, Wallace. Image courtesy: C. Hughes (Arizona)]]
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Christa Hughes, descendant
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"Former Mayor Moffatt Dies," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 4, 1952, p. 1
1. "Former Mayor Moffatt Dies," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 4, 1952, p. 1
 
2. "In Council Race," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 17, 1942, p. 1


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[[Category:Politician]]
[[Category: Printer]]
[[Category: Printer]]

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MOFFATT, Wallace W. (Orillia, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 25, 1879--Dubuque, IA, May 3, 1952). Moffat came to Dubuque in 1900 and began work with the MATHIS-METZ CO. This later became the MATHIS-MOFFATT PRINTING COMPANY. (1) When he first ran for the council in 1942 he had the endorsement of the DUBUQUE TRADES AND LABOR CONGRESS and the Good Government League. (2) He was the MAYOR of the city in 1944.

Moffatt was an honorary member of the Dubuque Police Protective Association and a member of the DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Dubuque County Conservation Society, DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and the Royal Arch Masons.


Thomas W. MOFFATT, a veteran of the CIVIL WAR wrote his memoirs with his son, Wallace. Image courtesy: C. Hughes (Arizona)

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Christa Hughes, descendant

1. "Former Mayor Moffatt Dies," Telegraph Herald, May 4, 1952, p. 1

2. "In Council Race," Telegraph Herald, March 17, 1942, p. 1

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