▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁ 8 6 th ▁Congress ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁ten ▁succeed ing ▁Congress es . ▁Mo or head ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁critic ▁of ▁Pent agon ▁cost ▁over run s , ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ments ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁the ▁Human ities , ▁floor ▁manager ▁of ▁freedom ▁of ▁information ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁opened ▁government ▁documents ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁chief ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁that ▁established ▁a ▁synth etic ▁fu els ▁corpor ation . ▁He ▁also ▁spons ored ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁rescue ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁its ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁fis cal ▁crisis . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁instead ▁pract iced ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁firm ▁of ▁Co an , ▁C out ure , ▁Ly ons ▁& ▁Mo or head . ▁ ▁Mo or head ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁at ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ; ▁he ▁was ▁ 6 4 . ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁William ▁S inger ▁Mo or head ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Har vard ▁Law ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from