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Henry Gordon McMorran | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Edgar Weeks |
| Succeeded by | Louis C. Cramton |
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| Born | Henry Gordon McMorran (1844-06-11)June 11, 1844 Port Huron, Michigan, United States |
| Died | July 19, 1929(1929-07-19) (aged 85) Port Huron, Michigan, United States |
| Resting place | Lakeside Cemetery Port Huron, Michigan, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Mary Isabell, David Williams, Emma Josephine, Clara Erma and Charles Frederick McMorran |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
| Committees | U.S. House Committee on Manufacturers |
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Henry Gordon McMorran (June 11, 1844 – July 19, 1929) was an AmericanRepublican politician and businessman.
He served five terms in theU.S. Congress as aU.S. Representative fromMichigan's7th congressional district from March 4, 1903, until March 3, 1913.
McMorran was born inPort Huron, Michigan, where he attended the Crawford Private School.[1][2]
He married Emma Caroline Williams in October 1866.[2][3]
He engaged in the wholesale grocery business in 1865 and also in the milling, grain, and elevator business.
He was a member of the Port Huron board ofaldermen in 1867 and was the Port Huron city treasurer in 1875. McMorran was general manager of thePort Huron and Northwestern Railway from 1878 to 1889 and a member of the State canal commission.
In 1902, McMorran was elected to the58th U.S. Congress and was subsequently re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses.[3] He was chair of theU.S. House Committee on Manufacturers in the60th and61st U.S. Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912.[1]
After leaving the U.S. Congress, McMorran engaged in numerous business enterprises at Port Huron. He organized theGreat Lakes Foundry Company, serving as its president.[4]
McMorran died at his home in Port Huron on July 19, 1929, age 85, and is interred there inLakeside Cemetery.[5] Port Huron's main sports and concert arena, theMcMorran Place is named after him and opened in 1960 in his honor.
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