Norman A. Mozley
Norman A. Mozley | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Mozley by Charles Milton Bell, between February 1894 and February 1901 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 14th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Marshall Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Willard Duncan Vandiver |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 11, 1865 |
| Died | May 9, 1922 (aged 56) |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Norman Adolphus Mozley (December 11, 1865 – May 9, 1922) was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.
Biography
[edit]Mozley was born on December 11, 1865, in Johnson County, Illinois. He grew up on a farm and received his education from common schools.[1] In March 1887, he moved to Stoddard County, Missouri, where he worked as an educator.[2] He studied law, and in 1891, was admitted to the bar, after which he commenced practice in Bloomfield, Missouri.[1] He later moved to Dexter. On March 25, 1895, he married Effie Smith.[3] He had children.[4]
Mozley was a Republican.[3] He served in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1895, to March 3, 1897, representing Missouri's 14th district.[1] He served in the 54th United States Congress and was the youngest Congressman during his tenure,[5] as well as the first Republican elected by the 14th district.[6] He lost the primaries for the following election.[1] In 1906, he unsuccessfully ran for judge of the Springfield Court of Appeals. He was a delegate at-large to the 1921 Missouri Constitutional Convention,[3] and was a bipartisan delegate-elected at-large to the 1922 Convention. In the 1922 Convention, he opposed the proposed changes.[7] He died while a delegate to the 1922 Convention.[3]
After serving in Congress, Mozley returned to practicing law.[1] From April 12, 1919, to July 1921, he was commissioner of the Supreme Court of Missouri.[2][8] He later moved to Poplar Bluff, where he practiced law. He died on May 9, 1922, aged 56, in Bloomfield, from illness.[9] He was buried at Bloomfield Cemetery.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Mozley, Norman Adolphus". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ a b ""Who Is Who" In the Con-Con Election". Fulton Daily Sun-Gazette. 26 January 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Moza to Mulleague". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Judge N. A. Mozley Dead". The Fulton Gazette. 11 May 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Norman A. Mozley". Poplar Bluff Republican. 1916-06-22. p. 5. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Sketches of Men and Women Named By Two Party Committees for Delegates At Large". Missouri State Journal. 21 January 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Mozley, Candidate For Post As Delegate At Large, Opposes New Constitution". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 13 January 1922. p. 23. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Death of Constitutional Delegate". Macon Chronicle-Herald. 10 May 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Norman A. Mozley Dies; Delegate At-Large To Con-Con Was Well Known". Missouri State Journal. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
