Daniel N. Morgan
Daniel N. Morgan | |
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19th Treasurer of the United States | |
In office June 1, 1893 – June 30, 1897 |
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President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley |
Preceded by | Enos H. Nebecker |
Succeeded by | Ellis H. Roberts |
Personal details | |
Born | Newtown, Connecticut, U.S. |
August 18, 1844
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
Resting place | Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport |
Occupation | banker |
Daniel Nash Morgan (August 18, 1844 – May 30, 1931) was a United States banker who was Treasurer of the United States from 1893 to 1897.
Biography
D. N. Morgan was born in Newtown, Connecticut on August 18, 1844.[1] His father owned a store, which he took over as a young man. He later took a partner, running the store as Morgan & Booth.[1] In 1869, he moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut, becoming a partner in Birdsey & Morgan, a firm producing dry goods and carpets.[1] He also ran a grocery, Morgan, Hopson & Co., in 1877.[1] In 1879, he became president of the City National Bank of Bridgeport.[2]
Morgan was elected to the Bridgeport common council in 1873 and served until 1874; was a member of the Bridgeport Board of Education 1877-78; and was mayor of Bridgeport in 1880 and 1884.[1]
In 1893, President of the United States Grover Cleveland named Morgan Treasurer of the United States, and Morgan held that office from June 1, 1893 until June 30, 1897.
Morgan was a candidate to be Governor of Connecticut in 1898, but he lost to George E. Lounsbury.[3]
Morgan died in Bridgeport on May 30, 1931, twelve days after being hit by an automobile.[3] He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut (1891), p. 42
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0C11F73C5515738DDDAC0994DC405B8385F0D3 "Treasurer Daniel N. Morgan", New York Times, Apr. 15, 1893]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Political Graveyard
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Preceded by | Treasurer of the United States June 1, 1893 – June 30, 1897 |
Succeeded by Ellis H. Roberts |