Grant Earl Mouser Jr.
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circa 1921
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas B. Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Thomas B. Fletcher |
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| Born | (1895-02-20)February 20, 1895 Marion, Ohio |
| Died | December 21, 1943(1943-12-21) (aged 48) Marion, Ohio |
| Resting place | Marion Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Hilda Gorham |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio State University College of Law |
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Grant Earl Mouser Jr. (February 20, 1895 – December 21, 1943) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio for two terms from 1929 to 1933.
He was the son of Grant E. Mouser, who also served as a United States congressman from Ohio.
Born in Marion, Ohio, Mouser attended the public schools and Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware in 1913 and 1914. He was graduated from the law college of Ohio State University at Columbus in 1917 and was admitted to the bar the same year. During the First World War was graduated from the Army Medical School at Washington, D.C., in 1918, and served in the United States Army as a second lieutenant in the Medical Corps with the Western Reserve University College Ambulance Unit. He commenced the practice of law in Marion, Ohio, in 1920. City solicitor of Marion 1924–1927, resigning to become special counsel in the office of the Ohio Attorney General, and served in this capacity until 1929. He also served as attorney for the State highway department in 1927 and 1928.
Mouser was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress and for election in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress.
He continued the practice of law until his death in Marion, Ohio, December 21, 1943. He was interred in Marion Cemetery.
Mouser Jr. married Hilda Gorham in Marion, Ohio on November 7, 1918.[1]
Mouser Jr. was a Mason, Elk, and member of Methodist Episcopal Church, American Legion, Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Phi.[1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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