James K. Moorhead

James Kennedy Moorhead
James Kennedy Moorhead
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 21st & 22nd district
	In office; March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863; March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Preceded by	David Ritchie; Robert McKnight
Succeeded by	John L. Dawson; James S. Negley
Personal details
Born	September 7, 1806; Halifax, Pennsylvania, US
Died	March 6, 1884 (aged 77); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Resting place	Allegheny Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Other political; affiliations	Democratic, Know Nothing
Profession	Politician, Canal Executive

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

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]

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.[3]

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

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References

United States Congress. "James K. Moorhead (id: M000929)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.. Retrieved on 2009-5-12
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.
Landmarks Design Associates, Architects, and Wallace, Roberts & Todd (1993). Clubhouse, Brown Cottage, Moorhead Cottage, Clubhouse Annex : South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club, St. Michael, Pennsylvania. 2. U.S. National Park Service. p. 415.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

External links

"James K. Moorhead". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-05-12.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by David Ritchie	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	Succeeded by John L. Dawson
Preceded by Robert McKnight	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Succeeded by James S. Negley

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[CongBio-1] 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] Landmarks Design Associates, Architects, and Wallace, Roberts & Todd (1993). Clubhouse, Brown Cottage, Moorhead Cottage, Clubhouse Annex : South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club, St. Michael, Pennsylvania. 2. U.S. National Park Service. p. 415.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)