James Mosgrove


James Mosgrove was a Greenback Party|Greenback] member of the U.S. [House of Representatives] from Pennsylvania.

Formative years

James Mosgrove was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, on June 14, 1821. He attended the common schools.

Career

Prior to his public service career, Mosgrove was engaged in the iron business. In 1878, he was an unsuccessful candidate for elected office. He ran on the Greenback ticket.
Subsequently elected as a Greenback candidate to the 47th [United States Congress|Forty-seventh] Congress, he declined to be a candidate for renomination in United States [House election, 1882|1882]. He also declined to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor.
Mosgrove was engaged in banking and was president of the First National Bank from 1882 until his death.

Death and interment

Mosgrove died in Kittanning on November 27, 1900, and was interred in the Kittanning Cemetery.