Biography

09/19/1857 - 12/13/1933

James Henry “Harry” Morgan (D18) Northampton County 1911-1914

Early Life: 

James Henry “Harry” Morgan, born September 19, 1857, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; son of Jesse H. and Sophia A. Brunner Morgan; educated, Moravian Parochial School, Bethlehem; engaged, mercantile business; member, Board of Prison Inspectors of Northampton County; elected, Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Northampton County, 1903-1910; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1910. married, Laura A. Faust Morgan; died, December 13, 1933 (aged 76), Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; interment, Memorial Park Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Member, Board of Prison Inspectors of Northampton County. 

Elected, Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Northampton County, 1903-1910.

Elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district, Northampton County, 1911-1914; committee assignments, Appropriations, Law and Order, Legislative Apportionment, Mines and Mining, Public Roads and Highways. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1914). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1090, 1097-1100, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1072. 

James Henry “Harry” Morgan (1857-1933) - Find a Grave Memorial