Ada Rowley Moody

Ada Shufflebotham was born the daughter of John and Emily E. Shufflebotham, of Newcastle-under-Lyme. She was educated at Orme Girls' School, Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 1914 she married Dr. Arthur Rowley Moody of Hanley.^[1]

Ada Rowley Moody was President of Hanley Liberal Association and a member of the Midland Liberal Federation Executive Committee for four years. She was Chairman of the Women's Advisory Committee to the Midland Liberal Federation, 1923 and 1924.^[2] She was Liberal candidate for the Hanley division of Staffordshire at the 1923 General Election. She came third and did not stand for parliament again.^[3] Her husband was also active in local politics having been proposed as Liberal candidate for Hanley at the 1912 by-election, before withdrawing.^[4][5] She was a Justice of the peace for Stoke-on-Trent. She was Vice-President of North Staffordshire Liberal Federation. She was a member of Hampstead Borough Council.^[6]