Henry Clay McCormick

Henry Clay McCormick
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	William W. Brown
Succeeded by	Albert C. Hopkins
41st Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In office January 15, 1895 – January 18, 1899
Preceded by	W. U. Hensel
Succeeded by	John P. Elkin
Personal details
Born	(1839-06-30)June 30, 1839 Washington Township.
Died	Williamsport
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ida Hays
Children	2

Henry Clay McCormick (June 30, 1839 – May 26, 1902) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Henry C. McCormick was born in Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced in Williamsport.

McCormick was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Railways and Canals during the Fifty-first Congress. He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention. He was elected president of the Williamsport & North Branch Railroad in 1892. He served as attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1899. He resumed the practice of law and died in Williamsport in 1902. His body is interred at Wildwood Cemetery.

Sources

• Henry Clay McCormick at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by William W. Brown	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1887-1891	Succeeded by Albert C. Hopkins
Legal offices
Preceded by W. U. Hensel	Pennsylvania Attorney General 1895–1899	Succeeded by John P. Elkin