Tom Van Horn Moorehead

Tom Van Horn Moorehead (April 12, 1898 – October 21, 1979) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1961 to 1963.

Tom Moorehead
In the Blue Room of the White House, May 25, 1961, with President John F. Kennedy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district
In office January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1963
Preceded by	John E. Henderson
Succeeded by	Robert T. Secrest
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 20th district
In office January 3, 1967-December 31, 1968
Preceded by	Districts Created
Succeeded by	Robert T. Secrest
Personal details
Born	April 12, 1898 Zanesville, Ohio
Died	October 21, 1979(1979-10-21) (aged 81) Zanesville, Ohio
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery, Zanesville
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University George Washington University

Biography

Moorehead was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He attended the public schools, Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and George Washington University at Washington, D.C. During the First World War, he served in United States Naval Aviation Corps. He was engaged in the real estate and insurance business in Zanesville, and served as a member of city council and mayor of Zanesville. He was a member of the Ohio Senate serving eight terms.

Congress

Moorehead was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress.

Death

He resided in Zanesville, where he died October 21, 1979. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Tom Van Horn Moorehead (id: M000927)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John E. Henderson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district 1961–1963	Succeeded by Robert T. Secrest