Henry Clay McCormick

Henry Clay McCormick (* June 30, 1844 in Washington, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, † May 26, 1902 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1887 and 1891 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Henry McCormick attended the public schools of his home and then the Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport. After a subsequent law degree in 1866 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in Williamsport in this profession. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Republican Party launched a political career.

In the congressional elections of 1886, McCormick was in the 16th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Wallace Brown on March 4, 1887. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1891 two legislative sessions. Since 1889 he was Chairman of the Railway and Canal Committee.

In June 1892 Henry McCormick attended the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis as a delegate. On January 1, 1892, he became president of the railway company Williamsport and North Branch Railroad. Between 1895 and 1899 he held the office of Attorney General of Pennsylvania; thereafter he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on 26 May 1902 in Williamsport, where he was also buried.