Thomas E. Morgan

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Thomas E. Morgan
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 22nd district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byJohn P. Saylor
Succeeded byAustin Murphy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 26th district
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byJohn P. Saylor
Succeeded byDistrict Eliminated
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byJ. Buell Snyder
Succeeded byCarroll D. Kearns
Chair of the House Committee on International Relations
In office
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byThomas S. Gordon
Succeeded byClement J. Zablocki
Personal details
Born(1906-10-13)October 13, 1906
Ellsworth, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 31, 1995(1995-07-31) (aged 88)
Resting placeBeallsville Cemetery
40°04′09″N 80°01′32″W / 40.06906°N 80.02546°W / 40.06906; -80.02546 (Beallsville Cemetery)
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)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.[1] 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.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch, retrieved March 26, 2018
  2. ^ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics 1988. National Journal. p. 1056.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
J. Buell Snyder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district

1945–1953
Succeeded by
Carroll D. Kearns
Preceded by
John P. Saylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district

1953–1973
Succeeded by
District Eliminated
Preceded by
John P. Saylor
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district

1973–1977
Succeeded by
Austin J. Murphy
Political offices
Preceded by
Thomas S. Gordon
Illinois
Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
1959–1977
Succeeded by
Clement J. Zablocki
Wisconsin
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