Henry D. Moorman

Henry D. Moorman

Henry DeHaven Moorman (born June 9, 1880 in Glen Dean , Breckinridge County , Kentucky , †  February 3, 1939 in Hot Springs , Arkansas ) was an American politician . Between 1927 and 1929 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Moorman attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1900, he began practicing this profession in Hardinsburg . In addition to his legal work, he also worked in agriculture and banking. Between 1905 and 1909, Moorman was a district judge in Breckinridge County. From 1914 to 1927 he served as a prosecutor in the ninth judicial district. His career was interrupted twice by wars. He was a soldier in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War of 1898 . During the First World War he was again a soldier in the United States Army . Among other things, he worked in the legal department.

Moorman was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1926 congressional election he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Ben Johnson on March 4, 1927 . Since he was defeated by Republican John D. Craddock in the 1928 elections, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1929 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Henry Moorman worked again as a lawyer in Hardinsburg. He died on February 3, 1939 while visiting Arkansas and was buried in Hardinsburg.

Web links

• Henry D. Moorman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry D. Moorman in the database of Find a Grave (English)