Thomas E. Morgan | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | |
In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1977 | |
Preceded by | J. Buell Snyder |
Succeeded by | Austin Murphy |
Constituency | 24th district (1945–1953) 26th district (1953–1973) 22nd district (1973–1977) |
Chair of the House Committee on International Relations | |
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Thomas S. Gordon |
Succeeded by | Clement J. Zablocki |
Personal details | |
Born | (1906-10-13)October 13, 1906 Ellsworth, Pennsylvania |
Died | July 31, 1995(1995-07-31) (aged 88) |
Resting place | Beallsville Cemetery 40°04′09″N 80°01′32″W / 40.06906°N 80.02546°W / 40.06906; -80.02546 (Beallsville Cemetery) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Winifred Stait |
Alma mater | |
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from England and his father was from Wales. He graduated from Waynesburg College in 1930, the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in 1933, and Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan, in 1934. He began the practice of medicine and surgery at Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, in 1935.
He was elected as a Democrat to the 79th and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1977). He was the Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (86th through 93rd Congresses), and the United States House Committee on International Relations during the 94th Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1976.
References
- "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch, retrieved March 26, 2018
- Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics 1988. p. 1056.
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External links
- United States Congress. "Thomas E. Morgan (id: M000958)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Thomas E. Morgan at Find a Grave
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byJ. Buell Snyder | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district 1945–1953 |
Succeeded byCarroll D. Kearns |
Preceded byJohn P. Saylor | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district 1953–1973 |
Succeeded byDistrict Eliminated |
Preceded byJohn P. Saylor | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district 1973–1977 |
Succeeded byAustin J. Murphy |
Political offices | ||
Preceded byThomas S. Gordon Illinois |
Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs 1959–1977 |
Succeeded byClement J. Zablocki Wisconsin |
- 1906 births
- 1995 deaths
- American people of English descent
- American people of Welsh descent
- Politicians from Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Physicians from Pennsylvania
- Wayne State University alumni
- Waynesburg University alumni
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- Delta Upsilon members