Mooney

Mooney, Thomas J., 1883-1942, American labor agitator, b. Chicago. He was an active leader in several violent labor struggles in California before 1916 and was convicted as a participant in the bomb killings at the San Francisco Preparedness Day parade in 1916 and sentenced to death. His case aroused international interest because of the widely held belief in his innocence and the confessions of perjured testimony at his trial. In 1918 his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Many organizations and individuals sought unsuccessfully to obtain a new trial until Jan., 1939, when Gov. Culbert L. Olson of California pardoned him unconditionally.

See the Mooney-Billings Report (1932, repr. 1968); E. J. Hopkins, What Happened in the Mooney Case (1932, repr. 1970); R. H. Frost, The Mooney Case (1968); E. E. Ward, The Gentle Dynamiter (1983).

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Mooney

Mooney is family name, which is probably predominantly derived from the Irish Ó Maonaigh. It can also be spelled Moony, Meaney, Mauney, Moon, Money. The word can refer to:

Companies

Mooney Airplane Company

People

Meaney spelling

Colm Meaney - Irish actor
John Meaney, British science fiction author
Kevin Meaney, American comedian and voice actor

Mooney spelling

Aaron Mooney - American politician and entrepreneur
Albert Mooney - aircraft designer and founder of Mooney Airplane Company
Alex X. Mooney - American politician
Bel Mooney - English journalist and broadcaster
Brian Mooney - professional football player
Cameron Mooney - Australian rules football player
Carol Ann Mooney - President of Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana
Debra Mooney - American actress
Edward Cardinal Mooney - Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Detroit, former Bishop of Rochester
Hercules Mooney - American Revolutionary War Colonel
James Mooney - anthropologist whose major works were about the Cherokee Indians
Jeff Mooney - American Award Winning Radio Broadcaster
Dr. Jeff Mooney - Distinguished Old Testament Professor at California Baptist University
Jerry Mooney - United States entrepreneur and businessman
Malcolm Mooney - Original lead singer of rock group Can; inspiration for The Mooney Suzuki's name (see below).
Melvin Mooney - American physicist, developed the Mooney Viscometer and other testing equipment used in the rubber industry.
The Mooney Suzuki - a band
Paschal Mooney - Irish politician
Paul Mooney - American comedian, writer, and actor
Robert Mooney - Canadian politician
Sean Mooney - Sports reporter and former WWF announcer
Thomas Mooney - American labor leader from San Francisco, California
Tom Mooney, Australian rugby league footballer
Tommy Mooney Professional football player
Tony Mooney - Australian politician
Adam W. Mooney - Australian barrister
Walter E. Mooney - pilot and model aircraft designer
Zach Mooney - Author, Fiddler and Philosopher