Grant E. Mouser

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Grant Earl Mouser
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1905  March 3, 1909
Preceded by Amos H. Jackson
Succeeded by Carl C. Anderson
Personal details
Born (1868-09-11)September 11, 1868
LaRue, Ohio
Died May 6, 1949(1949-05-06) (aged 80)
Marion, Ohio
Resting place Marion Cemetery
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Della E. Ridgway
Children three
Alma mater Ohio Northern University
Cincinnati Law School
Religion Presbyterian

Grant Earl Mouser (September 11, 1868 - May 6, 1949) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Grant E. Mouser, Jr.

Born in LaRue, Ohio, Mouser attended the LaRue Union Schools and Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. He was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1890. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Marion, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney of Marion County 1893-1896. He served as delegate to many State conventions.

Mouser was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses (March 4, 1905-March 3, 1909). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the Sixty-first Congress. He served as delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention. He resumed the practice of law in Marion. He served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Marion County 1916-1925. He resumed the practice of law until 1935 when he retired. He died in Marion, Ohio, May 6, 1949. He was interred in Marion Cemetery.

Family

Mouser was the son of Dr. Justice and Sara (DeLong) Mouser.[1]

Mouser married Della E. Ridgway, of LaRue, November 28, 1892. They had three children, Helena, Grant Earl, Jr., and Annabel.[2]

Mouser was a member of the Presbyterian Church, B.P.O.E., K. of P. and I.O.O.F.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 575. 
  2. Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State 6. New York: The Century History Company. pp. 666, 667. 

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