Daniel N. Morgan

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Daniel N. Morgan
19th Treasurer of the United States
In office
June 1, 1893 – June 30, 1897
PresidentGrover Cleveland
William McKinley
Preceded byEnos H. Nebeker
Succeeded byEllis H. Roberts
Personal details
Born(1844-08-18)August 18, 1844
Newtown, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1931(1931-05-30) (aged 86)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeMountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport
Occupationbanker
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Daniel Nash Morgan (August 18, 1844 – May 30, 1931) was a

from 1893 to 1897.

Biography

Daniel N. Morgan was born in

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

  1. ^ a b c d e Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut (1891), p. 42.
  2. ^ "Treasurer Daniel N. Morgan". New York Times, April 15, 1893.
  3. ^ Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book, Supplement. Washington, DC: Hartman & Cadick. p. 25.
  4. ^ a b c Political Graveyard
Party political offices
Preceded by
Governor of Connecticut
1898
Succeeded by
S. L. Bronson
Government offices
Preceded by Treasurer of the United States
June 1, 1893 – June 30, 1897
Succeeded by