Mosher, Lemuel L.

MOSHER

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Date: 6/13/2021 at 16:22:43

LEMUEL L. MOSHER
born June 9, 1853, Ohio

Lemuel L. Mosher - Prosecuting Attorney of Warren county, Iowa, was born in Morrow county, Ohio on the 9th of June 1853 and is a son of Stephen and Mary Farrington Mosher The father was born in the same county August 6 1826 and the mother's birth occurred in Crawford county Ohio, February 14, 1828. They were married in Morrow county, September 1, 1852, and became the parents of seven children, our subject being the eldest. Asa W. was also born in Morrow county, September 25, 1855, but the others are all natives of Warren county, Iowa. Sarah A., who was born in March, 1861, has for fifteen years engaged in teaching in Warren county. Mary B., born in May, 1863, is the wife of Clark W. Smith, a resident farmer of Warren county. Joseph S. and Ella A., twins, were born in 1867. The former follows farming in this county, and Ella is the wife of William T. Dunn, also an agriculturist. Stephen Gurney, born in November, 1870, also successfully follows the teacher's profession. In 1856 the parents left the Buckeye State and emigrating westward took up their residence upon a farm in Liberty township, Warren county, Iowa. The grandfather also came to the same neighborhood in 1853 and entered land from the Government, which during his lifetime he divided among his children. A large part of Liberty township was settled by the Moshers and for many years was known as the Mosher settlement. The grandfather, Asa Mosher, traveled by team to this county from Ohio, and here spent his remaining days, his death occurring in 1887, while his wife passed away the following year. They were connected with the Society of Friends, and their children were reared in that faith. The parents of our subject are now residents of Ackworth, Iowa, where the father and mother are now living retired. The gentleman whose name heads this record, acquired his education in the public schools of Warren county, and in Ackworth Academy, and in 1875 and 1876 attended college in Philadelphia. He was graduated in law at Des Moines in 1880, and during the succeeding year engaged in teaching. On the 1st of November, 1881, he came to Indianola, Iowa, and entered the law office of H. McNeil, with the view to perfecting himself in the details of the profession, remaining there for eighteen months. In March, 1883, he was elected Mayor of Indianola, and established an office of his own. On the expiration of his official term he was elected Justice of the Peace, serving one term, after which he resumed the private practice of law. He is today recognized as one of the leading attorneys of Indianola, and his skill and ability in the legal profession are attested by the liberal patronage which he receives. In June, 1894, he was named as the Republican candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney of the county, and the election of November showed that he was the people's choice for that position. The term opened with a docket full of criminal cases, including one murder case and thus far all who have been indicted and tried have been convicted.
Mr. Mosher was married in August, 1878, to Miss Elizabeth Jones, who died in 1887, leaving four children, namely: Everett E., born in August, 1879; Maggie M., born April 30, 1881; Arthur Asa, born July 27, 1884; Gertrude G., who died April 3, 1887. The others are all living and attending school. Mr. Mosher was a second time married in 1888 when Miss Maud Young became his wife. She was born in Beaver, Beaver county, Pennsylvania and there grew to womanhood, and acquired her education in its public schools. Her parents were John B, and Anna Young, her father being an attorney of Beaver, who served as Prosecuting Attorney of Beaver county. He was also a soldier during the Civil war. Four children graced the second union of Mr. Mosher: Lemuel Leigh, born February 19, 1890; Wendell W, born December 12, 1892; Ruth R., who was born July 4, 1893, and died September 8, 1894; and Maud M., born June 23, 1894, and died on the 1st of September of the same year. Mr. Mosher is prominently connected with several social orders, being a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is a Past Grand. He also served as District Deputy Grand Master. He is connected with the Knights of Pythias, and is State Counselor of the Anierican Mechanics. His wife is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, in which she takes a prominent part, and is a lady of superior social qualities, beloved by all who know her. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Mosher household is noted for its hospitality.Source: A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1896, vol.1, p.761