John H. Moffitt

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John H. Moffitt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st district
In office March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891
Preceded by	Frederick A. Johnson
Succeeded by	John M. Wever
Born	January 8, 1843 Chazy, New York
Died	August 14, 1926 Plattsburgh, New York
Political party	Republican

John Henry Moffitt (January 8, 1843 - August 14, 1926) was a United States Representative from New York.

Born near Chazy, Clinton County, N.Y., attended the district school and Plattsburgh Academy; during the American Civil War enlisted as a private in Company C, Sixteenth Regiment, New York Volunteers, April 27, 1861; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor; mustered out of the service with his regiment May 18, 1863; was graduated from Fort Edward Collegiate Institute in 1864; deputy collector of customs at Rouses Point, N.Y., 1866 - 1872; engaged in the manufacture of charcoal bloom iron at Moffitsville, Clinton County, and at Belmont, Franklin (now Allegany) County, 1872 - 1891; elected supervisor of Saranac, Clinton County, in 1877; elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891); was not a candidate for renomination in 1890; manager of the Syracuse Street Railway Co. 1891 - 1899; superintendent of the city water department 1900 - 1902; cashier of the Plattsburgh National Bank 1902 - 1904, and from 1904 until his death was president of the Plattsburg National Bank & Trust Co.; served as chairman of the Republican committee of Clinton County; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1912; died in Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y.,and is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Frederick A. Johnson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st congressional district 1887–1891

Succeeded by John M. Wever