Carlos Moorhead

Carlos Moorhead
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Mel Levine
Succeeded by	Jim Rogan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	James C. Corman
Succeeded by	Michael Huffington
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 20th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	H. Allen Smith
Succeeded by	Barry Goldwater, Jr.
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1967-1972
Personal details
Born	May 5, 1922 Long Beach, California
Died	November 23, 2011 (aged 89) La Cañada Flintridge, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Valery Tyler Moorhead
Children	Steve, Teri, and Paul Bradford (step children). Preceded in death by two daughters (Teresa and Cathy)
Religion	Presbyterian

Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a United States Congressman from California. 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. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.^[1]

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. From 1967 to 1972, he was a member of the California State Assembly, and 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 not a candidate for reelection to the 105th Congress. He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease in 2011.^[2]

References

1. http://www.carlosmoorhead.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Carlos-J-Moorhead-Bio.pdf
2. "Retired Congressman Carlos Moorhead, 89, died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease". Pasadena Star-News. 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2011-11-26.

External links

• Carlos Moorhead at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Carlos John Moorhead entry at The Political Graveyard

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.