James Mosgrove
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James Mosgrove was a Greenback
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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James Mosgrove was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania
. He attended the common schools and was engaged in the iron business.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1878 on the Greenback ticket. However, Mosgrove was elected as a Greenback candidate to the Forty-seventh
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1882
. He also declined to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor. He was engaged in banking and was president of the First National Bank from 1882 until his death in Kittanning in 1900. Interment in Kittanning Cemetery.
United States Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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James Mosgrove was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning is a borough and the county seat of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is situated northeast of Pittsburgh, along the east bank of the Allegheny River. The name means "at the great stream" in the Delaware language...
. He attended the common schools and was engaged in the iron business.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1878 on the Greenback ticket. However, Mosgrove was elected as a Greenback candidate to the Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1882
United States House election, 1882
The U.S. House election, 1882 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1882 which occurred during President Chester A. Arthur's term....
. He also declined to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor. He was engaged in banking and was president of the First National Bank from 1882 until his death in Kittanning in 1900. Interment in Kittanning Cemetery.