Daniel Johnson Morrell (August 8, 1821–August 20, 1885) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
Daniel J. Morrell was born in North Berwick, Maine. This article is about the town in Maine USA For the town in Scotland see North Berwick. He moved to Philadelphia in 1836 and entered a counting room as clerk and afterward engaged in mercantile pursuits. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə In 1855 he moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and became general manager of the Cambria Iron Company. Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, miles east of Pittsburgh Cambria Iron Company is a National Historic Landmark located in Johnstown Pennsylvania. He also served as president of the local gas and water company from 1860 to 1884 and president of the First National Bank of Johnstown from 1863 to 1884. He served as president of the city council many years.
Morrell became a member of and hounded the officials of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, site of the infamous dam which formed Lake Conemaugh. The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club was a club composed of more than fifty extremely wealthy men who operated an exclusive and secretive retreat at a mountain lake near South Fork The South Fork Dam was located on Lake Conemaugh an artificial body of water located near South Fork Pennsylvania. The failure of that dam eventually caused the great Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889. The Johnstown Flood disaster (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally occurred on May 31, 1889. Morrell insisted on inspections of the dam's breastwork both by his own engineers and those of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He joined the club in order to keep a watchful eye on the matter. Unfortunately, his warnings went unheeded, and his offer to effect repairs partially at his own expense was rejected by club president Benjamin Ruff. Morrell died four years before the Johnstown Flood; his membership was then bought by Cyrus Elder, legal counsel for the Cambria Iron and Steel Company. The Johnstown Flood disaster (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally occurred on May 31, 1889.
Morrell was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses. The Fortieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the The Forty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Manufactures during the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870. The US House election 1870 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1870 which occurred in the middle of President Ulysses S He was a commissioner to the Paris Exposition of 1878. The third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French, was held from May 1 though to November 10, 1878 He was again engaged in banking and died in Johnstown in 1885. Interment in Grandview Cemetery.
Sources
- Daniel Johnson Morrell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by Abraham A. Barker |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district 1867-1871 |
Succeeded by Robert M. Speer |
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