Thomas Ellsworth Morgan (October 13, 1906 – July 31, 1995) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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. Thomas E. Morgan was born in Ellsworth, Pennsylvania; his mother was an immigrant from

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and his father was from

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. He graduated from

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in 1930, the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery in 1933, and

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, in 1934. He began the practice of medicine and surgery at

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, in 1935. He was elected as a Democrat to the 79th and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1977). He was the Chairman of the

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( 86th through 93rd Congresses), and the

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during the 94th Congress. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1976.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Thomas E. 1906 births 1995 deaths American people of English descent American people of Welsh descent Politicians from Washington County, Pennsylvania Physicians from Pennsylvania Wayne State University alumni Waynesburg University alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives Delta Upsilon members