Mr. Moran is a native of England, his birth having occurred in the world's metropolis, London, on the 11th of March, 1864. He was educated in the schools of England and Ireland, and came to the United States in 1882, when eighteen years of age. He had learned surveying and civil engineering in the best schools of England, and was thus thoroughly well equipped for a business career at the time he crossed the Atlantic. He was for some time engaged in locating railroads in Texas, and was assistant city engineer in Galveston, but his health failed him in the far south, and, believing that a change of climate would prove beneficial, his physician ordered him to the mountains. He came to Virginia City, Nevada, where he was a contractor tor the survey of public lands for the government for some time. He made himself familiar with every county in the state of Nevada, and the fact that he has so long been in the employ of the Comstock shows that he is one of the most skilled and able representatives of the profession, for in the development of the mineral resources of the state much depends upon the accurate work ot a competent surveyor and civil engineer.

Mr. Moran is a member of the Emmit National Guards, holding the rank of sergeant, and he also belongs to the Young Men's Institute. In his religious faith he is a Catholic, and in political faith is a Republican, giving earnest support to the party. He has co-operated in movements for the general good, being a public-spirited and progressive citizen, and as opportunity has afforded has invested in several mining properties.

Source:
A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People
By Thomas Wren, Lewis Publishing Company
Published by The Lewis publishing company, 1904