Thomas E. Morgan

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
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
January 3, 1945  January 3, 1977
Preceded byJ. Buell Snyder
Succeeded byAustin Murphy
Constituency24th 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 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
40.06906°N 80.02546°W / 40.06906; -80.02546 (Beallsville Cemetery)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseWinifred Stait
Alma mater

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. p. 1056. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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