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John Moffet (politician)

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John Moffet
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office
March 1869 – April 1869
Preceded byLeonard Myers
Succeeded byLeonard Myers
Personal details
Born(1831-04-05)April 5, 1831
County Antrim, Ireland
DiedJune 19, 1884(1884-06-19) (aged 53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeLaurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania

John Moffet (April 5, 1831 – June 19, 1884) was an Irish-American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. The election was contested by Leonard Myers on the grounds that several wards in Philadelphia submitted false results. The House of Representatives conducted an investigation and voted that Myers was the winner. Mofett only served from March 4, 1869 to April 9, 1869.

Early life and education

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Moffet was born in County Antrim, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and became an apothecary in 1853.[1]

Career

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He served as director and controller of the public schools in Philadelphia from 1860 to 1869.[2]

He ran as the Democratic party candidate for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district and on October 13, 1869, was determined the winner over Leonard Myers. On November 12, Myers contested the election on the grounds that several wards in the city of Philadelphia submitted false election results. After witnesses were interviewed and depositions given, the House of Representative voted that Myers was the winner of the election.[3] Moffet only served one month, from March 4, 1869 to April 9, 1869.[1]

He died on June 19, 1884, in Philadelphia and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.[4]

References

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Citations

  1. ^ a b "Moffet, John 1831-1884". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. ^ Poore, Ben Perley (1869). Congressional Directory for the first session of the Forty First Congress of the United States of America. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 38. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ Brewster 1869, pp. 231–232.
  4. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Moffatt to Momsen". www.politicalgraveyard.com. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

Sources

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

1869
Succeeded by