Allan A. Moss (December 3, 1854 – 1929), referred to as A. A. Moss, was the mayor of Newport News, Virginia. He is the only person to date to have served two nonconsecutive terms. His first span of office covered three two-year terms, from September 1, 1898 to September 1, 1904. By 1916, the term in office was extended to four years, and he served again from September 1 of that year to September 1, 1920. His terms saw continued growth of the city in its early state (having only been incorporated as an independent city in 1896). He presided over the dedication of the Newport News Victory Arch in 1919.
| Preceded by Walter A. Post |
Mayor of Newport News 1898 – 1904 |
Succeeded by Samuel R. Buxton |
| Preceded by Bernard B. Semmes |
Mayor of Newport News 1916 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Philip W. Hiden |
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| Name | Moss, Allan A. |
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| Date of birth | December 3, 1854 |
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| Date of death | 1929 |
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Famous quotes containing the words moss and/or allan:
“When in the sea-light every early game
Was played with love and, if death’s waters came,
You’d rescue me. How I would take you from,
Now, if I could, its whirling vacuum.”
—Howard Moss (b. 1922)
“If Mr. Vincent Price were to be co-starred with Miss Bette Davis in a story by Mr. Edgar Allan Poe directed by Mr. Roger Corman, it could not fully express the pent-up violence and depravity of a single day in the life of the average family.”
—Quentin Crisp (b. 1908)