Grant E. Mouser
Grant Earl Mouser (September 11, 1868 – May 6, 1949) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and the father of Grant E. Mouser Jr..
Grant Earl Mouser | |
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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 | LaRue, Ohio | September 11, 1868
Died | May 6, 1949 80) Marion, Ohio | (aged
Resting place | Marion Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Della E. Ridgway |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Ohio Northern University Cincinnati Law School |
Born in LaRue, Ohio, Mouser attended the LaRue Union Schools and Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1890. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Marion, Ohio, where he served as prosecuting attorney of Marion County 1893–1896. He served as a delegate to many state conventions.
Mouser was elected as a Republican to the 59th and 60th Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1908 to the 61st Congress. After the election, he resumed practicing law in Marion until his retirement in 1935. He also served as delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention. From 1916 to 1925, he served as a judge in the Court of Common Pleas of Marion County. Mouser passed away in Marion, Ohio, May 6, 1949 and is interred in Marion Cemetery.
Harding Patrimony Controversy
Mouser cross examined Nan Britton in Britton's lawsuit (Britton v. Klunk), in which she claimed that the late U.S. President Warren G. Harding was the father of her daughter Elizabeth Ann Blaesing. Britton was unable to provide any concrete evidence, and was shaken by the vicious personal attacks made by Mouser, which cost her the case. Carl Sferrazza Anthony, author of Florence Harding, a biography of Harding's wife, wrote that court transcripts in Toledo, Ohio show that Mouser referred to Britton as a "degenerate and pervert," and "brought (Florence Kling Harding) in by using Warren's 'love of his good wife' against a 'distorted... deranged... demented... [and] diabolical' Nan who had no respect for the marriage tie...." DNA testing in 2015 confirmed that Blaesing was indeed Harding's daughter.
Family
Mouser was the son of Dr. Justus 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]
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References
- Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 575.
- 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.
External links
- United States Congress. "Grant E. Mouser (id: M001048)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Amos H. Jackson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th congressional district 1905–1909 |
Succeeded by Carl C. Anderson |