William Henry Moody lived from December 23, 1853 to July 2, 1917 and was an American politician and jurist who held positions in all three branches of the federal government. He represented parts of Essex County, Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1902, then served in the cabinet of President Theodore Roosevelt as Secretary of the Navy and as Attorney General before Roosevelt appointed him to the United States Supreme Court in 1906. He retired from the Court for health reasons after a brief tenure of just under four years. A progressive like Roosevelt, he opposed racial segregation and spoke out in favor of African American civil rights.
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