John M. Morin

John M. Morin

John Mary Morin (born April 18, 1868 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  March 3, 1942 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1929 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his childhood, John Morin moved with his parents to Pittsburgh , where he attended public schools. In 1882 he started working in a glass factory. He then worked in the steel industry until 1885. In 1889 he moved to Missoula , Montana , where he worked in commerce. He also took evening classes at the local Haskins' Business College until 1892 . Morin later returned to Pittsburgh, where he entered the hotel industry. From 1910 he was director of the Washington Trust Co. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1904 and 1906 he was a member of the Pittsburgh City Council; from 1905 to 1912 he took part as a delegate at the regional party conventions of the Republicans in Pennsylvania. He was also head of the city's public security department from 1909 to 1913.

In the 1912 congressional elections , Morin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then newly established state-wide 33rd  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1913. After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1929 . Between 1915 and 1923 he represented there as the successor to James F. Burke the 31st and then the 34th district of his state. From 1925 to 1929 he headed the military committee. World War I fell during his time in Congress . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage . The 16th and 17th amendments were ratified as early as 1913 . This was about the nationwide introduction of income tax and the direct election of US senators .

In 1928, John Morin was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. In the same year, he became a member of the United States Employees Compensation Commission , which dealt with lost work compensation . He held this position at the Naval Hospital in Baltimore until his death on March 3, 1942. He was buried in Pittsburgh.

Web links

• John M. Morin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John M. Morin in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
new constituency	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (33rd constituency) with Fred Ewing Lewis , Anderson Howell Walters and Arthur Ringwalt Rupley March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	Thomas S. Crago
James F. Burke	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (31st constituency) March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1923	Adam Martin Wyant
new constituency	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (34th constituency) March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1929	Patrick Joseph Sullivan