Orville Watson Mosher (November 8, 1853 – October 6, 1933) was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly and the
Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Mosher was born on November 8, 1853, near
Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun is a city in Dodge County, Wisconsin, Dodge and Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Of this, 7,795 were in Dodge County, and 3,549 were in Fond du ...
.
[ ] He graduated from
Ripon College in 1879. He was the principal of the
New Richmond High School
New Richmond High School (NRHS) is a public high school in New Richmond, Ohio, United States. It is part of the New Richmond Exempted Village School District.
Notable alumni
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from 1879 to 1883. After 1883 he engaged in
milling
Milling may refer to:
* Milling (minting), forming narrow ridges around the edge of a coin
* Milling (grinding), breaking solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting in a mill
* Milling (machining), a process of using rota ...
and dealing in grain and farm produce.
He was the president of the New Richmond School board for nine years. He was elected as a trustee for the St. Croix County Asylum for the Insane when it opened in 1896, and was reelected to that position several times.
He died on October 6, 1933,
and is buried in New Richmond Cemetery, in
New Richmond. He was married to Delia H. Mosher (née Tobie, 1845–1923).
Career
Mosher was a member of the Assembly from 1899 to 1901 and of the Senate from 1901 to 1907. He was a
Republican.
References
External links
The Political Graveyard*
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People from New Richmond, Wisconsin
People from Waupun, Wisconsin
Millers
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
School board members in Wisconsin
Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Ripon College (Wisconsin) alumni
1853 births
1933 deaths
Burials in Wisconsin