Morton Everel Post
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Morton Everel Post was a Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming.
Born in West Henrietta (near Rochester), Monroe County, New York
, Post pursued an academic course in the Albion and Medina Academies, New York.
He moved to Denver, Colorado
, in 1860 and engaged in the freighting business between the Missouri River and Denver.
He engaged in mining in Alder Gulch, Montana, in 1864.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864.
He moved in 1867 to that portion of Dakota which is now Wyoming.
County commissioner of Laramie County 1870-1876.
He served as member of the Territorial legislative council 1878-1880.
He engaged in banking and stock raising near Cheyenne, Wyoming
.
Post was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-seventh
and Forty-eighth
Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1885).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884.
He resumed banking and stock raising.
He moved to California in 1895 and engaged in farming and fruit growing near Cucamonga and Alhambra.
He retired in 1916 and resided in Los Angeles, California
, until 1928 when he moved to Alhambra, California
.
He died in Alhambra, California
, March 19, 1933.
He was interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery
in Inglewood, California
.
Born in West Henrietta (near Rochester), Monroe County, New York
Monroe County, New York
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....
, Post pursued an academic course in the Albion and Medina Academies, New York.
He moved to Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, in 1860 and engaged in the freighting business between the Missouri River and Denver.
He engaged in mining in Alder Gulch, Montana, in 1864.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1864.
He moved in 1867 to that portion of Dakota which is now Wyoming.
County commissioner of Laramie County 1870-1876.
He served as member of the Territorial legislative council 1878-1880.
He engaged in banking and stock raising near Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
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Post was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
and Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1885).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884.
He resumed banking and stock raising.
He moved to California in 1895 and engaged in farming and fruit growing near Cucamonga and Alhambra.
He retired in 1916 and resided in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, until 1928 when he moved to Alhambra, California
Alhambra, California
Alhambra is a city located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, which is approximately eight miles from the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. As of the 2010 census, the population was 83,089, down from 85,804 at the 2000 census. The city's...
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He died in Alhambra, California
Alhambra, California
Alhambra is a city located in the western San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, United States, which is approximately eight miles from the Downtown Los Angeles civic center. As of the 2010 census, the population was 83,089, down from 85,804 at the 2000 census. The city's...
, March 19, 1933.
He was interred in Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Inglewood Park Cemetery was founded in 1905 in Inglewood, California. A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed here.-List of notable and celebrity interments at Inglewood Park:...
in Inglewood, California
Inglewood, California
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census...
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