John Jordan Morgan was an American politician from New York

New York

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Life

Morgan attended the public schools.

He was a member from New York County of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

 in 1819. In 1826, Morgan's adopted daughter Catherine (a niece of his first wife) married John Adams Dix

John Adams Dix

John Adams Dix was an American politician from New York. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and the 24th Governor of New York. He was also a Union major general during the Civil War.-Early life and career:...

 who was then hired by Morgan to look after his land holdings in Cooperstown. Dix later became a US Senator, Union Army General and Governor of New York

Governor of New York

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Morgan was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th

17th United States Congress

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, and re-elected as a Jacksonian Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress

18th United States Congress

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, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825.

Morgan was elected as a Jacksonian

Jacksonian democracy

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 to the 23rd United States Congress

23rd United States Congress

-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...

 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence

Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence

Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence was a politician from New York. He became the first popularly elected Mayor of New York City after the law was changed in 1834.-Biography:...

 and served from December 1, 1834, to March 3, 1835.

He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1836 and 1840. In February 1841, Morgan was appointed by President Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....

 as Collector of the Port of New York

Collector of the Port of New York

The Collector of Customs at the Port of New York, most often referred to as Collector of the Port of New York, sometimes also as Collector of Customs for the Port of New York or Collector of Customs for the District of New York, was a federal officer who was in charge of the collection of import...

 to replace Jesse Hoyt

Jesse Hoyt

Jesse Hoyt was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:...

 who had been involved in the Swartwout-Hoyt scandal

Swartwout-Hoyt scandal

The Swartwout-Hoyt scandal arose from corruption in the Office of the Collector of the Port of New York.In 1829, President Andrew Jackson appointed Samuel Swartwout to serve as Collector of the Port of New York. Nine years later, in 1838, it came to light that Mr...

. A month later, Morgan was removed by the new President William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...

 who had defeated Van Buren for re-election.

Morgan was buried in the Trinity Churchyard in New York City

New York City

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Sources

• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71f, 194, 218, 223 and 293; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)