Biography of William L. Moose - Conway Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Cathy Barnes Date: 21 Jun 1998 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Goodspeed Publishers, 1891. page 85 William L. Moose, a prominent lawyer of the firm of Moose & Reid, was born on the 28th of August, 1857, on his father's farm in Conway County, Arkansas, within a short distance of where his office is now located, in Morrilton. He was the third in a family of ten children born to James M. and Sophia (Stockton) Moose (see sketch of J. M. Moose). Our subject attended school at Lewisburg during youth, and in 1877 began the study of law in the office of John Fletcher, now Ratcliffe & Fletcher, of Little Rock. He remained in that office about one year, and entered the law department of the Vanderbilt University at Nashville in the fall of 1878; he there completed the two years course in one year, graduating in 1879, and was one of the attorneys in the Mort Court at the graduating exercises. He was licensed to practice in the Supreme Court at Little Rock, in company with J. E. Williams, John W. Blackwood and others, June 20, 1879. He then came to Morrilton and at once began the practice of his profession. In 1881 he formed a partnership with Carroll Armstrong, which continued about two years. In October of 1887 he formed the present partnership with C. C. Reid. He regards law as a jealous science admitting association with no other avocation, hence lets polities severely alone-a wise conclusion, wisely followed. An orthodox Methodist, unassuming but firm, practicing what he preaches, his influence for good in school, where he has served as a Director, and in church, where he is a Deacon, is felt all around. Characters like this build a State and are worth more to their fellow-men than all the field of politicians who agitate society for selfish ends. Mr. Moose has spent his entire life among the people of Morrilton, and the esteem in which he is held is due to the rectitude of his daily life. He was married at Nashville, Tenn., November 11, 1880, to Miss Linnie P. Bright, a native of Tennessee, and daughter of William H. and Elizabeth E. Bright, members of a highly respected pioneer family of that State. To this union are born six children, all living, named, William Bright, James Clifton, Marry Ellen, Elizabeth D., Emily Stockton and John Fletcher. The family are members of the M. E. Church, South, and Mr. Moose is a teacher in the Sabbath School connected with that church. In secret societies he is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is attorney for the Morrilton Building and Loan Association, at Morrilton.