Daniel N. Morgan | |
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| 19th Treasurer of the United States | |
| In office June 1, 1893 – June 30, 1897 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Enos H. Nebeker |
| Succeeded by | Ellis H. Roberts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1844 Newtown, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1931 (aged 86) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport |
| Occupation | banker |
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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.
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Biography
Daniel 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. He was a member of the Bridgeport Board of Education from 1877 to 1878 and was mayor of Bridgeport in 1880 and 1884.[1]
In 1893, President Grover Cleveland named Morgan Treasurer of the United States and Morgan held that office from June 1, 1893, until June 30, 1897.
He married a descendant of William Judson of Stratford, Connecticut. The Morgans had a son, William Judson Morgan, and a daughter, May Huntington Morgan.[3]
Morgan was a candidate for governor of Connecticut in 1898, but lost to George E. Lounsbury.[4]
Morgan died in Bridgeport on May 30, 1931, 12 days after being hit by an automobile.[4] He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut (1891), p. 42.
- ^ "Treasurer Daniel N. Morgan". New York Times, April 15, 1893.
- ^ Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book, Supplement. Washington, DC: Hartman & Cadick. p. 25.
- ^ a b c Political Graveyard
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