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Morgans and descendants who have served in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress.
Stephen Morgan was born 25 Jan 1854 in Jackson County, Ohio. He attended Central College, Worthington, Oh. and Normal University, Lebanon, Oh. He taught school in Jackson County for several years. He was school examiner for 9 years and became principal of Oak Hill Academy for 15 years.
Stephen was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives of the 56th US Congress and reelected two more terms, serving from 1899 - 1905. He was defeated in the election of 1904. He moved to Columbus, Oh. and retired from public life. He died at Magnetic Springs, Oh. 9 Feb 1928. He was buried at Horeb Cemetery near Oak Hill, Jackson County, Oh.
Thomas Ellsworth Morgan was born 13 Oct 1906 in Ellsworth, Pa. He graduated from Waynesburg College, Pa. in 1930 and Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery, Detroit, Mi. in 1933 and Wayne University, Detroit in 1934. He set up medical practice at Frederickown, Pa. in 1935.
He was elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives of the 79th US Congress and reelected to 15 additional terms, serving from 1945 to 1977. He did not seek reelection in 1976. He died 31 Jul 1995.
William Mitchell Morgan was born 1 Aug 1870 in Brownsville, Oh. He moved to Newark, Oh. later where he worked as a laborer and later as a musician. He studied literature an science and engaged in farming, store sales and in the wool-buying business. He was also active in labor movements, serving as president of the Newark Musicians' Union.
He was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives of the 67th US Congress and to four more terms, serving from 1921 to 1931. He was defeated for reelection in 1930 and in 1932. He later became president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor in 1935 and resigned later that year to become a member of the Ohio State Industrial Commission. He served on the commission until his death at Columbus, Oh. 17 Sep 1935. He was buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark.
William Stephen Morgan was born 7 Sep 1801 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now part of West Virginia). He became a farmer at White Day, Va. He was defeated in a bid for Congress in 1832.
William was elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to the House of Representatives of the 24th US Congress in 1834 and reelected a second term, serving from 1835-1839. He served as Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions. He declined to seek a third term in 1838. He became a clerk in the House of Representatives in 1840. He later became a clerk in the Virginia State House of Delegates from 1841-1844. He was appointed a clerk in the US Treasury Department and served from 1845 to 1861. He worked in the Smithsonian Institution from 1861-1863. He moved to Rivesville, WVA. He died 3 Sep 1878 while on a visit to Washington, DC and was buried in the Congressional Cemetery there.
Morgans and descendants who have served in the Senate of the United States Congress
Edwin Denison Morgan Sr. was born 8 Feb 1811 in Washington, Massachusetts, a son of Jasper Morgan and Katherine Copp. He was a grandson of William A. Morgan and Lydia Smith of Connecticut. His family moved to Windsor County, Ct. in 1822. He attended schools there and Bacon Academy, Colchester, Ct. He moved to Hartford, Ct. in 1828 where he engaged in merchandising. He was elected a member of the Hartford City Council in 1832. In 1836, he moved to New York City where he became involved in a wholesale grocery business, banking and brokerage. He was elected a New York City Alderman in 1849. He was elected to the New York State Senate 1850-1855. He served as State Commissioner of Immigration 1855-1858. He was named Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1856-1864. He was elected as a Republican candidate for Governor of New York and served 1859-1862. During the War for Southern Independence, he served as a major general of yankee volunteers in the northern army, 1861-1863, as commander of the Department of New York.
Edwin was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from 1863-1869. He was defeated for reelection in 1868. He served as Chairman of the Committee on the Library. He again served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1872-1876. He was defeated in a bid for election as New York governor in 1876. He declined an appointment as Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of President Chester Arthur in 1881. He died in New York 14 Feb 1883 and was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Ct.
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John Tyler Morgan was born 20 Jun 1824 in McMinn County, Tennessee, a son of George Washington Morgan and Frances Irby. He was a grandson of Gideon Morgan Sr. a native of Springfield, Ma. who moved to Virginia and later to Tennessee, and Patience Cogswell. His family moved to Alabama in 1833 and settled in Calhoun County. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1845. He set up practice in Talladega, Alabama. He moved to Dallas County, AL. in 1855 and set up practice in Selma and Cahaba. He was named a Presidential Elector on the Democratic ticket in 1860. He served as a delegate to the State Convention in 1861 which voted in favor of the Ordinance of Secession, whereby Alabama seceded from the union. During the War for Southern Independence, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army in 1861 and rose to the rank of brigadier general. After the war, he returned to his law practice in Selma. He was a Presidential Elector as a Democrat in 1876.
John was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1876 and reelected in 1882, 1888, 1894, 1900 and 1906, serving from 1877 until his death in Washington, DC 11 Jun 1907. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of the Committee on Rules and on the Committee on Foreign Relations, Interoceanic Canals and Public Health and National Quarantine.
John married Cornelia G. Willis; they had two sons and two daughers. He was buried at Live oak Cemetery in Selma.
Robert Burren Morgan was born 5 Oct 1925 at Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina. He attended schools at Lillington and East Carolina College from 1942-1944. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1945 and received a degree in law from East Carolina in 1947. He graduated from Wake Forest College School of Law, Winston- Salem in 1950 and was admitted to the bar that year. He seerved in the US Navy 1944-1946. He began practice in Lillington. He served four years as Clerk of the Harnett County Superior Court after he left law school. He was recalled to the Navy during the Korean war. He remained in the Navy Reserve through 1971, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander. He later served in the US Air Force Reserve as a lieutenant colonel, 1971-1973.
Robert was elected to the North Carolina State Senate as a Democrat and served 1955-1957, 1959-1961, 1963-1968. He was named President Pro Tempore of the Senate in 1965. He was elected Attorney General of North Carolina and served 1969-1974.
He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1974 and served from 1975 to 1981. He was defeated in a reelection bid in 1980. He resumed his law practice after that.
John Adams Dix was born 24 Jul 1798 in Boscawen, New Hampshire. He married Catherine Morgan, daughter of US Congressman John Jordan Morgan in 1826 in New York City. He was appointed a cadet and promoted to ensign during the War of 1812 and served on the Canadian frontier. He remained in the US Army until 1828, reaching the rank of captain. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Washington, DC. He moved to Cooperstown, NY and set up law practice there. He moved to Albany, NY in 1830 when he was appointed Adjutant General of New York, serving from 1831-1833. He then became Canal Commissioner. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1842.
In 1844, he was elected as a Democrat to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate, serving from 1845 to 1849. He did not seek reelection but ran for governor. He was defeated as a Free-Soil Party candidate for governor in 1848. He served as Assistant Treasurer of the United States at New York in 1853. He was appointed postmaster of New York City and served 1860-1861.
President James Buchanan appointed John as Secretary of the Treasury in his Cabinet in 1861. He served as a major general in the yankee army 1861-1865 during the War for Southern Independence. He served as United States Minister (ambassador) to France from 1866-1869. He was elected governor of New York, serving 1873-1875 but was defeated for reelection. He also was defeated in a bid for mayor of New York City in 1976. He died in New York 21 Apr 1879 and was buried in Trinity Cemetery.
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