William Mitchell Morgan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Ashbrook |
| Succeeded by | Charles F. West |
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| Born | (1870-08-01)August 1, 1870 Brownsville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 1935(1935-09-17) (aged 65) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio |
| Party | Republican |
William Mitchell Morgan (August 1, 1870 – September 17, 1935) was an American politician who served five terms as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1921 to 1931.
Born inBrownsville, Ohio, Morgan attended the public schools.He pursued various occupations until 1898, when he moved toNewark, Ohio.He was employed as a laborer and later as a musician.He studied literature and science.He engaged in agriculture, merchandising, and the wool-buying business.He was active in organized labor movements, serving as president of the Newark (Ohio) Musicians' Union.
Morgan was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to theSeventy-second Congress and for election in 1932 to theSeventy-third Congress.
He resumed his former business pursuits.He served as president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor in 1935, resigning the same year to become a member of the state industrial commission, in which he served until his death inColumbus, Ohio, on September 17, 1935.He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery,Newark, Ohio.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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