Norman Adolphus Mozley

Norman Adolphus Mozley (December 11, 1865 – May 9, 1922) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 14th congressional district.

Norman Adolphus Mozley
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, November 9, 1894
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1895  March 3, 1897
Preceded byMarshall Arnold
Succeeded byWillard D. Vandiver
Personal details
Born(1865-12-11)December 11, 1865
Johnson County, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 1922(1922-05-09) (aged 56)
Bloomfield, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Born on a farm in Johnson County, Illinois, Mozley attended the common schools. He moved to Stoddard County, Missouri, in 1887 and taught school. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1891 and practiced in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Mozley was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed the practice of law in Bloomfield, Missouri. He served as commissioner of the State supreme court in 1919–1921. He moved to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and continued the practice of his profession. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1921 and 1922. He died in Bloomfield, Missouri, May 9, 1922. He was interred in Bloomfield Cemetery.

References

  • United States Congress. "Norman Adolphus Mozley (id: M001056)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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