Harold G. Mosier

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Harold Gerard Mosier
circa 1921
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's At-large district
In office
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Serving with John McSweeney
Preceded byDaniel S. Earhart
Stephen M. Young
Succeeded byGeorge H. Bender
L. L. Marshall
45th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office
January 14, 1935 – January 11, 1937
GovernorMartin L. Davey
Preceded byCharles W. Sawyer
Succeeded byPaul P. Yoder
Member of the Ohio Senate
In office
1933–1935
Personal details
Born(1889-07-24)July 24, 1889
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedAugust 7, 1971(1971-08-07) (aged 82)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeFort Lincoln Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGrace Hoyt Jones
Alma materDartmouth College
Harvard Law School

Harold Gerard Mosier (July 24, 1889 – August 7, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1937 to 1939. He was also the 45th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1935 to 1937.

Early life and career

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Mosier was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended East High School in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1912 and from the law department of Harvard University in 1915. He was admitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice in Cleveland.

Mosier married Grace Hoyt Jones of Columbus, Ohio, April 20, 1918.[1]

Political career

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He served as a member of the Ohio Senate 1933-1935 and was the lieutenant governor of Ohio 1935-1937.

Congress

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Mosier was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fifth Congress (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939). He sat on the Dies Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1938. He resumed the practice of law in Cleveland, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. He was Counsel to Glenn L. Martin Co. and the Aircraft Industries Association. He retired in 1961.

Death

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He resided in Washington, D.C., until his death there on August 7, 1971. He was interred in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.

See also

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 573.

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Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
1935–1937
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's at-large congressional district

1937-1939
Succeeded by