Family
Blair Moody married his first wife Mary Ann in 1930 and they had a son, Blair Jr. They were divorced in 1940 and Blair Sr. married his second wife, Ruth. From 1946 until 1954, Blair Moody had an affair with Helen Knowland, the wife of his friend Senator William Knowland. William Knowland later began an affair with Ruth Moody which lasted until her death in 1961.
Blair and Ruth Moody had two sons, Christopher and Robin. Blair Moody, Jr., was a Wayne County Circuit Court Judge, and a Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Robin Moody is the founder and President of Daedalus Books.
An elementary school in Taylor, Michigan, is named for Senator Blair Moody.
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