Edwin D. Morgan | |
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United States Senator from New York | |
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | |
Preceded by | Preston King |
Succeeded by | Reuben E. Fenton |
23rd Governor of New York | |
In office January 1, 1859 – December 31, 1862 | |
Lieutenant | Robert Campbell |
Preceded by | John Alsop King |
Succeeded by | Horatio Seymour |
1st and 5th Chairman of the Republican National Committee | |
In office 1872–1876 | |
Preceded by | William Claflin |
Succeeded by | Zachariah Chandler |
In office 1856–1864 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Henry J. Raymond |
Member of the New York Senate from the 6th district | |
In office January 1, 1850 – December 31, 1853 | |
Preceded by | William Samuel Johnson |
Succeeded by | Erastus Brooks |
Personal details | |
Born | Edwin Denison Morgan February 8, 1811 Washington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 14, 1883 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 72)
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Whig |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1863 |
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Commands | Department of New York |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edwin Denison Morgan (February 8, 1811 – February 14, 1883) was the twenty-third governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was also a Union Army general during the American Civil War. Morgan was known for his progressive views on education, prison reform, and women's suffrage. He helped to found the Republican Party in New York and was a strong supporter of the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
In 1836 he moved to New York City, becoming a successful wholesale grocer and bond broker. He served as an assistant alderman and member of the New York State Senate. Originally a Whig, he was one of the founders of the Republican Party, and he served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1856 to 1864 and 1872 to 1876.
In 1858, Morgan was elected Governor of New York, and he served from 1859 to 1862. As governor during the American Civil War, Morgan supported the Union. Appointed a major general of volunteers in the Union Army, he commanded the military's Department of New York while serving as governor. In 1863, he was elected to the United States Senate, where he served one term. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1869, and the unsuccessful Republican nominee for governor in 1876. Morgan had been a patron of Chester A. Arthur at the start of Arthur's career; when Arthur became president, he nominated Morgan as United States Secretary of the Treasury. Morgan was confirmed by the Senate, but declined on the grounds of age and ill health. Morgan died in New York City in 1883, and was buried in Connecticut.
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