Henry Clay McCormick
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Henry Clay McCormick | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | William W. Brown |
Succeeded by | Albert C. Hopkins |
41st Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 15, 1895 – January 18, 1899 | |
Governor | Daniel H. Hastings |
Preceded by | W. U. Hensel |
Succeeded by | John P. Elkin |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington Township. | June 30, 1844
Died | May 26, 1902 Williamsport | (aged 57)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Ida Hays |
Children | 2 |
Henry Clay McCormick (June 30, 1844 – May 26, 1902) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Henry C. McCormick was born in Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced in Williamsport.
McCormick was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Railways and Canals during the Fifty-first Congress. He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention. He was elected president of the Williamsport & North Branch Railroad in 1892. He served as attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1899. He resumed the practice of law and died in Williamsport in 1902. His body is interred at Wildwood Cemetery.
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- United States Congress. "Henry Clay McCormick (id: M000366)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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