11 Facts About Henry McMorran

Henry Gordon McMorran was an American Republican politician and businessman.

Henry McMorran served five terms in the US Congress as a US Representative from Michigan's 7th congressional district from March 4,1903, until March 3,1913.

Henry McMorran engaged in the wholesale grocery business in 1865 and in the milling, grain, and elevator business.

Henry McMorran was a member of the Port Huron board of aldermen in 1867 and was the Port Huron city treasurer in 1875.

Henry McMorran was general manager of the Port Huron and Northwestern Railway from 1878 to 1889 and a member of the State canal commission.

In 1902, Henry McMorran was elected to the 58th US Congress and was re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses.

Henry McMorran was chair of the US House Committee on Manufacturers in the 60th and 61st US Congresses.

Henry McMorran was not a candidate for renomination in 1912.

Henry McMorran organized the Great Lakes Foundry Company, serving as its president.

Henry McMorran died at his home in Port Huron on July 19,1929, age 85, and is interred there in Lakeside Cemetery.

Port Huron's main sports and concert arena, the Henry McMorran Place is named after him and opened in 1960 in his honor.