Carlos Moorhead Explained

Carlos Moorhead
Image Name:Carlos Moorhead.jpg
Office:Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
Term Start:January 3, 1973
Term End:January 3, 1997
Predecessor:H. Allen Smith
Successor:James E. Rogan
Constituency:20th district (1973–1975)
22nd district (1975–1993)
27th district (1993–1997)
State Assembly4:California
District4:43rd
Term Start4:January 7, 1967
Term End4:January 3, 1973
Preceded4:Howard J. Thelin
Succeeded4:Michael D. Antonovich
Birth Date:6 May 1922
Birth Place:Long Beach, California, U.S.
Death Place:La Cañada Flintridge, California, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Valery Tyler Moorhead
Children:Steve, Teri, and Paul Bradford (step children). Preceded in death by two daughters (Teresa and Cathy)
Alma Mater:UCLA
Birth Name:Carlos John Moorhead

Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922  - November 23, 2011) was an American lawyer and politician who served twelve terms as a United States Congressman from California from 1963 to 1997.

Early life and education

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.

World War II

He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[1]

Career

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.

California assembly

From 1967 to 1973, he was a member of the California State Assembly for the 43rd district.

Congress

He 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 best known for supporting President Richard Nixon during impeachment hearings, voting ‘no’ on all three articles of impeachment.[2]

He was not a candidate for reelection to the 105th Congress.

Death

He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease in 2011.[3]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.carlosmoorhead.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Carlos-J-Moorhead-Bio.pdf{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Lessons for Life: The Obituaries of Republicans Who Opposed Nixon's Impeachment. January 29, 2020.
  3. Web site: Retired Congressman Carlos Moorhead, 89, died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease . Pasadena Star-News . March 9, 2010 . November 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111130204610/http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_19413163# . November 30, 2011 . dead .