Background
Moorhead, James Kennedy was born on September 7, 1806 in Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth (Kennedy Young) Moorhead.
congressman telegraph company executive
Moorhead, James Kennedy was born on September 7, 1806 in Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth (Kennedy Young) Moorhead.
President Atlantic & Ohio Telegraph Company (later became Western Union Telegraph Company), pres. Delegate Republican National. President Pitts; delegate to Pan-Presbyn.
Member United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 36th-40th congresses, 1859-1869.
Married Jane Logan, December 17, 1829, 5 children.