Person:Edwin Morgan (8)

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Gov. Edwin Denison Morgan, 21st Governor of New York
b.8 Feb 1811 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
d.14 Feb 1883 New York City, New York, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Jul 1805
  1. Griswold Copp Morgan1806 -
  2. Gov. Edwin Denison Morgan, 21st Governor of New York1811 - 1883
  3. Catherine A Morgan1815 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 19 Aug 1833
  1. Edwin Denison Morgan, II1834 -
  2. Frederick Avery Morgan1838 - 1841
  3. Gilbert Henry Morgan1843 - 1847
  4. Carolina Matilda Morgan1846 - 1847
  5. Alfred Waterman Morgan1847 - 1848
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Facts and Events
Name Gov. Edwin Denison Morgan, 21st Governor of New York
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 8 Feb 1811 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 19 Aug 1833 Groton (city), New London, Connecticut, United States[first cousins]
to Eliza Matilda Waterman
Death[3] 14 Feb 1883 New York City, New York, United States
Burial[3] Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. ↑ V. Edwin Dennison Morgan, in Morgan, Appleton. A history of the family of Morgan, from the year 1089 to present times. (New York: Published for subscribers only, 1902)
    p 120.
    Gov. Edwin Denison Morgan, abt 1880.
  2.   Edwin D. Morgan, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 MORGAN, Edwin Denison, (1811 - 1883), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

    Senate Years of Service: 1863-1869
    Party: Republican
    MORGAN, Edwin Denison, (cousin of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley), a Senator from New York; born in Washington, Mass., February 8, 1811; moved with his parents to Windsor County, Conn., in 1822; attended the public schools and Bacon Academy, Colchester, Conn.; moved to Hartford, Conn., in 1828 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; member, city council of Hartford 1832; moved to New York City in 1836 and engaged in the wholesale grocery business, banking and brokerage; alderman of New York City 1849; member, State senate 1850-1855; State commissioner of immigration 1855-1858; chairman of the Republican National Committee 1856-1864; Governor of New York 1859-1862; during the Civil War served as major general of Volunteers in the Union Army 1861-1863, serving as commander of the Department of New York; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1869; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1868; chairman, Committee on the Library (Fortieth Congress); chairman of the Republican National Committee 1872-1876; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1876; declined the office of Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of President Chester Arthur in 1881; died in New York City, February 14, 1883; interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.



    Bibliography
    Dictionary of American Biography; Rawley, James A. Edwin D. Morgan: Merchant in Politics. New York: Columbia University Press, 1955.

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