Moses F. Odell

Moses Fowler Odell (February 24, 1818 – June 13, 1866) was a two term U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.

Born in Tarrytown, New York, Odell completed preparatory studies.

He was appointed entry clerk in the New York customhouse in 1845 and became public appraiser.

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Thirty-seventh Congress).

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress