John Mary Morin (April 18, 1868 – March 3, 1942) was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives forPennsylvania.
Morin was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, but moved with his parents toPittsburgh. He began working in a glass factory in 1882, and was employed in steel mills until 1885. In 1889, he moved toMissoula, Montana and engaged in mercantile pursuits, during which time he took a night course at the Haskins' Business College in Missoula. After graduating from college in 1892, he returned to Pittsburgh and became engaged in the hotel business. He became a director of theWashington Trust Company in 1910. He served as a member of the Pittsburgh Common Council from 1904 to 1906. He was a delegate to the Republican State conventions from 1905 to 1912, and director ofPublic Safety in Pittsburgh from 1909 to 1913.
Morin was elected in1912 as a Republican to the63rd United States Congress, and served eight terms. He was Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Military Affairs in the69th and70th Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928. He was appointed a commissioner of United StatesEmployees' Compensation Commission inWashington, D.C., and served from 1928 until his death at age 73.
A long-time member of theFraternal Order of Eagles, he served as Grand Worthy (International) President of the fraternity in 1920–21. He died inMarine Hospital inBaltimore, Maryland.
Anecdotes about Morin, and correspondence by his family during World War II, can be found in a book written by his grandson,Love and War as Never Before.[1][self-published source?]
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| Preceded by None | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's at-large congressional district 1913–1915 alongside: Anderson H. Walters,Fred E. Lewis,Arthur R. Rupley | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 31st congressional district 1915–1923 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 34th congressional district 1923–1929 | Succeeded by |
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*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
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