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James K. Moorhead

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James Kennedy Moorhead
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Preceded byRobert McKnight
Succeeded byJames S. Negley
Constituency22nd
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Preceded byDavid Ritchie
Succeeded byJohn L. Dawson
Constituency21st
Personal details
Born(1806-09-07)September 7, 1806
Halifax, Pennsylvania, US
DiedMarch 6, 1884(1884-03-06) (aged 77)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Resting placeAllegheny Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Democratic, Know Nothing
ProfessionPolitician, Canal Executive

James Kennedy Moorhead (September 7, 1806 – March 6, 1884) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

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Biography

James K. Moorhead was born in Halifax, Pennsylvania. He served an apprenticeship at the tanner's trade, after which he became a canal contractor. He was superintendent and supervisor on the Juniata Canal in 1828, and projected and established the first passenger packet line on the Pennsylvania Canal in 1835.[1]

In 1838 he was appointed adjutant general of Pennsylvania. He constructed the Monongahela Navigation Canal and was president of the company for twenty-one years. He was president of the Atlantic & Ohio Telegraph Co., which later became the Western Union Telegraph Company.[1]

In his early political career he was a Democrat, but defected to the Know Nothings shortly after the fall elections of 1854.[2]

He was elected as a Republican to the 36th Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses. In Congress he served as chairman to Committee on Manufactures during the 38th and 39th Congresses.[1]

On March 31, 1868, he testified in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, having been called as a witness by the prosecution.[3]

He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1868. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868, and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1880.[1]

James K. Moorhead was the father of Pittsburgh financier Maxwell K. Moorhead, a member of the elite South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club of Johnstown Flood fame.[4]

He was president of the chamber of commerce of Pittsburgh from 1877 until his death in 1884, aged 77.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e United States Congress. "James K. Moorhead (id: M000929)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.. Retrieved on 2009-5-12
  2. ^ Holt, Michael F. (1969). Forging a Majority: The Formation of the Republican Party in Pittsburgh, 1848–1860. Yale University Press. pp. 70, 93, 140, 156.
  3. ^ Extracts from the Journal of the United States Senate In All Cases of Impeachment Presented By The United States House of Representatives (1798-1904). Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 231.
  4. ^ Landmarks Design Associates, Architects; Wallace, Roberts & Todd (1993). Clubhouse, Brown Cottage, Moorhead Cottage, Clubhouse Annex: South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club, St. Michael, Pennsylvania. Vol. 2. U.S. National Park Service. p. 415.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district

March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Succeeded by
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