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MOBLEY, Mordecai. (Wellsburg, Brook County, VA, Aug.29, 1800-Washington, D.C. June 26, 1887). Banker. Mobley was one of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois. He was deeply affected by the preaching of Dr. Robert Foster and became an active Christian. Mobley served the Clerk of the Tazwell County Commissioners Court; clerk of the district court, and recorder and judge of probate and postmaster of Springfield, Illinois. He was elected as a representative in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826-1827. | MOBLEY, Mordecai. (Wellsburg, Brook County, VA, Aug.29, 1800-Washington, D.C. June 26, 1887). Banker. Mobley was one of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois. He was deeply affected by the preaching of Dr. Robert Foster and became an active Christian. Mobley served the Clerk of the Tazwell County Commissioners Court; clerk of the district court, and recorder and judge of probate and postmaster of Springfield, Illinois. He was elected as a representative in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826-1827. | ||
Mobley came to Dubuque in 1850 and worked to establish a church of the Disciples of Christ. After several years of working as a cashier at the [[MINERS BANK]], Mobley purchased controlling interest and renamed it M. Mobley's Bank. | Mobley came to Dubuque in 1850 and worked to establish a church of the Disciples of Christ. After several years of working as a cashier at the [[MINERS BANK]], Mobley purchased controlling interest and renamed it M. Mobley's Bank. In 1853 he was chairman of the citizens' fire committee. | ||
In | Mobley lost all his wealth paying off creditors after the financial panic of 1857-1858. | ||
In 1859, Mobley was appointed Receiver of Public Lands by Zachery Taylor. Mobley’s friendship with newly elected President Abraham Lincoln resulted in him obtaining work with the Bureau of Public Lands. In 1866 he became a pension agent and served until 1868. He was the Chief Clerk of the Land Department from 1868 until 1878. | |||
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MOBLEY, Mordecai. (Wellsburg, Brook County, VA, Aug.29, 1800-Washington, D.C. June 26, 1887). Banker. Mobley was one of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois. He was deeply affected by the preaching of Dr. Robert Foster and became an active Christian. Mobley served the Clerk of the Tazwell County Commissioners Court; clerk of the district court, and recorder and judge of probate and postmaster of Springfield, Illinois. He was elected as a representative in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1826-1827.
Mobley came to Dubuque in 1850 and worked to establish a church of the Disciples of Christ. After several years of working as a cashier at the MINERS BANK, Mobley purchased controlling interest and renamed it M. Mobley's Bank. In 1853 he was chairman of the citizens' fire committee.
Mobley lost all his wealth paying off creditors after the financial panic of 1857-1858.
In 1859, Mobley was appointed Receiver of Public Lands by Zachery Taylor. Mobley’s friendship with newly elected President Abraham Lincoln resulted in him obtaining work with the Bureau of Public Lands. In 1866 he became a pension agent and served until 1868. He was the Chief Clerk of the Land Department from 1868 until 1878.
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Sources:
Hayes, Nathaniel S. History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois 1819-1914. Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company, 1915 p. 573 (online)
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