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Hezekiah Lord Hosmer (born Hudson, New York, December 10, 1814; died San Francisco, California, October 31, 1893) was a lawyer, judge, journalist, and author.〔(Biography of Hosmer ), Montana Memory Project〕 ==Biography== Hosmer was born into a prominent family. His grandfather Titus Hosmer signed the Articles of Confederation for Connecticut, his uncle Stephen Hosmer was Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. His father, Hezekiah Lord Hosmer, was a U. S. Representative from New York who died six months before Hosmer's birth. Hosmer started studying law in Cleveland, Ohio at the age of 16. At 22 he moved west to the Maumee Valley of Ohio. From 1848 to 1854 he was the editor of the ''Toledo Blade'' newspaper. After serving as secretary to the Committee of Territories of the U. S. House of Representatives, Hosmer was appointed first Chief Justice of the Montana Territory Supreme Court in 1864 by President Abraham Lincoln, serving until 1868. From 1869 to 1872 he was the postmaster in Virginia City.〔Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Vol. XVII, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 116〕〔(Virginia City post office records kept by Hosmer )〕 He then moved to San Francisco, California and remained there until his death. Hosmer was active in Freemasonry for most of his life. While in Toledo he was Master of a lodge and held offices on the state level, serving as Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. In Montana he was the first Master of Montana Lodge #2 and served several terms as the Grand Secretary of the Montana Grand Lodge.〔(Online Masonic bio of Hosmer )〕〔''Proceedings of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California'', San Francisco: Frank Eastman, 1871, p. 485〕 At his death he had for ten years been the Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery of California. Hosmer was one of the original incorporators of the Montana Historical Society and was its first Historian. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hezekiah Lord Hosmer (judge)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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