Carlos John Moorhead (May 5, 1922 – November 23, 2011) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, he attended the public schools of

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, graduated from

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in 1940 and earned a

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from the

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in 1943 and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School in 1949. He served in the

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from 1942 to 1945 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. Moorhead was admitted to the California

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in 1949 and commenced practice in Glendale; he was admitted to practice before the

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in 1973, and was a member of the California Law Revision Commission. From 1967 to 1973, he was a member of the

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for the 43rd district, and was elected as a

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to the 93rd and to the eleven succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1997. He was best known for supporting

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during impeachment hearings, voting ‘no’ on all three articles of impeachment. He was not a candidate for reelection to the

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. He died after a long battle with

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in 2011.

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