Biographical Sketches
GEORGE CLARK MOSHER, M.D.
Fame bestows her favors charily. Like the wreaths of the Old Olympic games, they are given only to the victor as the reward of superiority. That the name of Dr. Mosher stands high upon the roll of eminent physicians is a compliment justly deserved, won through earnest application, deep research and laudable ambition. He is now widely known as a representative of the medical profession, and though a young man is the acknowledged equal of many whose heads are whitened by the experiences of life.
The Doctor was born in Mt. Blanchard, Ohio, August 8, 1858, and is a son of George S. and Charlotte (Fitch) Mosher, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Ohio. The Mosher family came from England to this country in 1622 and settled in Providence Plantation (Rhode Island). The family furnished a number of representatives to the medical profession, who became eminent in their calling, including Dr. Jacob S. Mosher, of the Albany Medical College, one of the most prominent physicians and surgeons of the east. The grandfather of our subject, Philip C. Mosher, was one of the builders of the Ohio & Erie canal, also the Cleveland canal. In an early day he emigrated to Ohio, and died near Toledo, that state. He was one of the most expert and capable contractors of the country, and at the time of his death was engaged in building the Miami canal.
George S. Mosher, the Doctor's father, completed his education by his graduation at Shurtleff College, at Alton, Illinois. Subsequently he turned his attention to merchandising and carried on a very large and lucrative business at Mt. Blanchard, Ohio, for a number of years. He also served as auditor of Hancock county, that state, for 2 terms and was very active in public affairs. He is now living a retired life, and makes his home in Kansas City. His family numbered 6 children, 4 of whom are now living, namely: Dr. George C., Mrs. A. M. Finney, Ellen and Donald F.
Dr. Mosher acquired his early education in the public and high schools of his native town, graduating on the completion of the regular course, and then entered the Ohio State University, where he remained until 1880. Having determined to enter the medical profession, he then began preparation for his chosen calling as a student for the Kentucky School of Medicine in Louisville, at which he was graduated in 1882. For 2 years he practiced in Findlay, Ohio, and for 2 years occupied the position of assistant surgeon of the second Ohio regiment, and while acting in that capacity took part in the Cincinnati courthouse riot.
Wishing to enter upon a broader field of labor, Dr. Mosher sought a home in Kansas City in 1884, and has since been numbered among its most successful physicians. That he was well fitted for the profession is indicated by the fact that on his graduation at college he won the faculty prize, a gold medal, a case of surgical instruments and a set of books on clinical medicine. Opening an office in Kansas City, it was not long before he had secured a liberal patronage, and had won a place among the foremost members of the fraternity. He is ever watchful for chances of improvement and advancement, and is thoroughly versed in his profession, keeping abrest with the times in every particular. He has served as medical examiner for several prominent life insurance companies. He was appointed adjunct professor of obstetrics in the Kansas City Medical College, and on the death of Dr. F. M. Johnson was made professor of obstetrics in that institution, which chair he is now filling. In 1890, in order to attain further perfection, he went to Europe, where he spent one year in study and investigation in the hospitals of Paris, London, Munich, Berlin and Edinburg.
Upon his return Dr. Mosher once more resumed general practice in Kansas City, and has met with most gratifying success. He is both a student and a lover of his profession, and entirely by his own efforts has worked his way upward. He was appointed on the staff of St. Margaret's hospital in 1892, but resigned in 1895, on account of his large practice. He visits the city hospital of Kansas City, giving clinical lectures on obstetrics. He is a member of the Jackson County Medical Society, the Western Association of Obstetricians, the Kansas City Academy of Medicine, the Missouri State Medical Association, and the American Medical Association, and was a delegate to the International Medical Congress, which convened in Berlin in 1890.
For 3 years the Doctor has been a director of the Mercantile & Loan Association. On coming to Kansas City he served as tornado reporter for the weather bureau, before the establishment of a signal service bureau here. In politics he is a democrat, but the pressing demands of his profession have prevented him from ever taking a prominent part in public affairs. Fraternally, he is connected with the Masonic lodge and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He now owns a beautiful home on East 9th street, which is presided over by his gracious and estimable wife, who in her maidenhood was Miss Ida Beagle, a native of Michigan. Their marriage was celebrated in 1883, and has been blessed with 3 children, a son and 2 daughters, Ruth, George F., and Gladys. The parents are members of the First Congregational church.
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