Moses, F. J – Moultrie, William
Moses, F. J
governor. He was governor of South Carolina from 1873 to 1875.
Mosgrove, James
manufacturer, congressman, was born July 14, 1821, in Kittanning, Pa. He became president of the Kittanning Iron company; and also president of the First National bank of Kittanning, Pa. He was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the forty-seventh congress as a democrat.
Mosher, Mrs. Jennie M
author, poet, was born Sept. 20, 1845, in New York (Orleans county). She is prominent in missionary and temperance work, and was president of the Missionary society of Independence, Iowa. She is the author of a volume entitled Story of the Bible in Rhyme.
Mosler, Henry
artist, was born June 6, 1841, in New York city. During the civil war he was an art correspondent for Harper's Weekly; and also painted portraits of a number of generals while in camp. His best known works are, Early Cares; Quadroon Girl; Wedding Morning; and The Last Sacrament.
Moss, John Calvin
inventor, was born Jan. 5, 1838, near Bentleysville, Pa.
He was the first to make photo-engraving a practical business success, and while his methods have never been patented, he is known as the inventor of what is called the Moss process; Moss new process; and the Moss-type process.
Moss, John R
lawyer, legislator, was born Feb. 7, 1844, in Powhatan county, Va. He was a member of the Virginia legislature in 1869, and also in 1885. Since 1891 he has been county judge.
Moss, Lemuel
educator, journalist, college president, author, was born Dec. 27, 1829, near Burlington, Ky. In 1874-75 he was president of the university of Chicago, and in 1875-84 of Indiana university. He has written Annals of the United States Christian Commission, and various articles on educational and religious subjects. He also edited The Baptists and the National Centenary.
Moss, Leon F
educator, college president, lawyer, poet, was born Sept. 12, 1861, in Cuba. In 1882 he was president of the Western Normal college of Bushnell, Ill.; and in 1883-84 was city attorney at Ipava, Ill. He is the author of a number of poems.
Motley, John Lothrop
lawyer, diplomat, author, was born April 15, 1814, in Boston, Mass. He was a distinguished historian who was minister to Austria in 1861-67, and to England in 1869-70. He was the author of Morton's Hope, a romance; Merry Mount, a romance; The Rise of the Dutch Republic; The History of the United Netherlands; and Life and Death of John of Barneveld. He died May 29, 1877, in Dorchester, England.
Mott, Ferris O
jurist, state legislator, was born Jan. 9, 1850, near Ithaca, N. Y. He received his education in the common schools of Michigan; learned the carpenter's trade; and since 1878 has lived in Harper, Kas. In 1890 he was elected probate judge; and in 1894 was elected a representative in the state legislature.
Mott, George Scudder
clergyman, author, was born Nov. 25, 1829, in New York city. He is a presbyterian minister of Flemington, N. J.; and the author of The Prodigal Son; The Resurrection of the Dead; and The Perfect Law.
Mott, Gershom
soldier, was born April 7, 1822, near Trenton, N. J. He was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers in 1862; and in 1864 was brevetted major-general for distinguished services during the war. He died May 29, 1884, in New York city.
Mott, Gordon N
soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Oct. 12, 1812, in Zanesville, Ohio. In 1849 he emigrated to California; and in 1850 was elected judge of Sutter county. In 1851 he was appointed a district judge; and in. 1861 was appointed a justice of the supreme court of Nevada territory.
In 1862 he was elected a delegate from that territory to the thirty-eighth congress.
Mott, Henry Augustus
chemist, author, was born Oct. 22, 1852, in Clifton, N. Y. He was a chemist of New York city; and the author of The Chemist's Manual; Was Man Created?; The Air We Breathe; and Fallacy of the Present Theory of Sound. He died in 1896.
Mott, James
congressman, was born June 20, 1788, in North Hempstead, Del.
He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1801 to 1805. He had previously been treasurer of the state; and was a presidential elector in 1809. He died Jan. 26, 1868, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mott, Richard
merchant, congressman, was born July 21, 1804, in Mamaroneck, N. Y. He was a merchant of Toledo, Ohio; and was elected to the thirtyfourth congress; and re-elected to the thirty-fifth congress.
Mott, Valentine
surgeon, author, was born April 26, 1785, in Glen Cove, L. I. He was a celebrated surgeon of New York city; and one of the founders of Rutgers Medical college. He was the author of Travels in Europe and the East; Mott's Cliniques; and a translation of Velpeau's Operative Surgery, and surgical papers. He died April 26, 1865, in New York city.
Mott, Valentine
physician, author, was born Nov. 17, 1852, in New York city. In 1887 he went to Paris as the representative of the American Pasteur institute, and studied under Louis Pasteur the prophylactic treatment for hydrophobia, which he introduced into the United States, bringing away the first inoculated rabbit that Pasteur allowed to leave his laboratory. His principal medical paper is Rabies and How to Prevent It, being a Discussion of Hydrophobia and the Pasteur Method of Treatment.
Mott, William Franklin
philanthropist, was born Jan. 12, 1785, in New York city. He established in 1807 the House of Refuge, the Eastern dispensary, the Home for the Friendless, the Colored Orphans' asylum, the Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, and the Woman's hospital, in New York city. He died May 3, 1867, in New York city.
Motte, Isaac
soldier, congressman, was born Dec. 8, 1738, in South Carolina.
In 1780-82 he represented South Carolina in the continental congress. He was a member of the state convention that ratified the United States constitution, and was appointed naval officer of the port of Charleston, holding that office till his death. He died May 8, 1795, in South Carolina.
Mould, Jacob Wrey
architect, was born in 1825 in England. He came to New York in 1853; and in 1857 he was appointed assistant architect of public works. In 1870 he became chief architect.
His last work was the design for the temporary tomb of Gen. Grant in Riverside park, which he executed in a few minutes. He died June 14, 1886, in New York city.
Moulton, Joseph White
author, was born in June, 1789, in Stratford, Conn.
He is an antiquarian writer of Roslyn, L. I.; and the author of History of the State of New York; and Chancery Practice of New York. He died April 20, 1875, in Roslyn, N. Y.
Moulton, Louise C
author, was born April 10, 1835, in Pomfret, Conn. In 1856 she began writing for Harper's Magazine and various other periodicals. She is the author of Swallow Flights; Random Rambles; Ourselves and Our Neighbors; and a volume of poems entitled In the Garden of Dreams.
Moulton, Luther V
lawyer, author, was born Sept. 27, 1843, in Howard, Mich. He is a successful lawyer of Grand Rapids, Mich. He has had charge of a number of the most important civil cases tried in his state; and has contributed a number of articles to law literature. He is also a noted writer on financial topics, his articles constantly appearing in financial publications. He is the author of a work entitled Science of Money and American Finances.
Moulton, Mace
lawyer, congressman, was born in New Hampshire. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1845 to 1847; and a state counselor in 1848 and 1849.
Moulton, Richard Green
educator, author, was born in 1849 in England.
He is an educator of note, professor in the university of Chicago; and the author of Ancient Classical Drama; The University Extension Movement; and Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist.
Moulton, Samuel W
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 20, 1822, in Wenham, Mass. He was a member of the Illinois legislature from 1852 to 1859; was a presidential elector in 1856; and was the author of the present common school system of the state. He was chosen president of the board of education of Illinois in 1859, and held the position in 1864, when he was elected a representative from Illinois to the thirtyninth congress. He was elected to the forty-seventh congress; and re-elected to the forty-eighth congress as a democrat.
Moultrie, James
physician, educator, was born March 27, 1793, in Charleston, S. C. On the organization of the Medical College of South Carolina in 1824 he was elected professor of anatomy, but declined. In 1833 he was elected to the chair of physiology and accepted, retaining it until 1867. He died in April, 1869, in Charleston, S. C.
Moultrie, William
soldier, congressman, was born in 1731 in South Carolina. He was a member of the provincial congress in 1775. In 1776 he was made brigadier-general; in 1779 defeated a superior British force near Beaufort; and the same year opposed the advance upon Charleston, and held the city until the approach of Gen.
Lincoln. He also distinguished himself in 1780 at Charleston, and was imprisoned until exchanged for Gen. Burgoyne. He was major-general in 1782; was governor of South Carolina from 1785 to 1786, and from 1794 to 1796.
While a prisoner he wrote his Memoirs of the Revolution. He died Sept. 27, 1805, in Charleston, S. C.