Carlos Moorhead | |||
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Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | ||
Preceded by | Mel Levine | ||
Succeeded by | Jim Rogan | ||
Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 | ||
Preceded by | James C. Corman | ||
Succeeded by | Michael Huffington | ||
Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | ||
Preceded by | H. Allen Smith | ||
Succeeded by | Barry Goldwater, Jr. | ||
Member of the California State Assembly | |||
In office 1967-1972 | |||
Personal details | |||
Born | Long Beach, California | May 5, 1922||
Died | November 23, 2011 La Cañada Flintridge, California | (aged 89)||
Political party | Republican | ||
Spouse(s) | Valery Tyler Moorhead | ||
Children | Steve, Teri, and Paul Bradford (step children). Preceded in death by two daughters (Teresa and Cathy) | ||
Religion | Presbyterian |
Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Congressman from California. Born in Long Beach, he attended the public schools of Glendale, graduated from Herbert Hoover High School (Glendale) in 1940 and earned a B.A. from the UCLA in 1943 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1949. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]
Moorhead was admitted to the California State Bar in 1949 and commenced practice in Glendale; he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1973, and was a member of the California Law Revision Commission. From 1967 to 1972, he was a member of the California State Assembly, and was elected as a Republican to the 93rd and to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1997. He was not a candidate for reelection to the 105th Congress. He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease in 2011.[2]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.carlosmoorhead.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Carlos-J-Moorhead-Bio.pdf[dead link]
- ↑ "Retired Congressman Carlos Moorhead, 89, died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease". Pasadena Star-News. 2010-03-09. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_19413163. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
External links[]
- Carlos Moorhead at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Carlos John Moorhead entry at The Political Graveyard
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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