Henry McMorran

Henry McMorran (1912)

Henry Gordon McMorran (born June 11, 1844 in Port Huron , Michigan , †  July 19, 1929 there ) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1913 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry McMorran attended Crawford Private School and began wholesaling in 1865. He also participated in the grain trade and the milling business. He later also delved into the industry that manufactured and sold elevators.

In addition to his business activities, McMorran began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1867 he was elected to the Port Huron parish council; In 1875 he became treasurer of this place. From 1878 to 1889 he was manager of the Port Huron & Northwestern Railway . He was also on the Michigan State Canal Commission. In the congressional elections of 1902 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of his state , where he succeeded Edgar Weeks on March 4, 1903 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . From 1907 to 1911 he was chairman of the crafts committee.

In 1912 McMorran renounced another candidacy for Congress. In the years after leaving the House of Representatives, he worked in various industries. He was the founder and president of the Great Lakes Foundry Co. Henry McMorran died on July 19, 1929 in his hometown of Port Huron.

Web links

• Henry McMorran in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry McMorran in the database of Find a Grave (English)