Talk:Robert Moran (shipbuilder)

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. --KenWalker | Talk 08:02, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

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Notes to self (or anyone else interested):

• The article currently needs more about his political career. He was a member of the City Council (Common Council) before mayor. Even before the Great Fire, as mayor he supported a public water system piped in from Cedar River. This idea became much more popular after the fire.
• The book by Peacock seems to be the source that many other sources cite.
• Ill health evidently ran in the family; heart disease according to one source. His brother Peter died c. 1902. His brother William was also long ill when the company was sold (died 1909). [1] [2] Robert went to Europe in 1904 to recover. [3]
• Character. He seemed to prefer life in the countryside. [4] He opposed deer-hunting on Orcas. [5] He remained at least somewhat active in public affairs; a progressive Republican in 1911. [6] [7] [8]
• More random bits when he sold his business (though hard to read at places): [9]

—Mrwojo (talk) 16:40, 7 September 2012 (UTC)