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American politician This article is about the 19th century U.S. congressman from New York. For the 20th century state legislator from Wisconsin, see John Morgan (Wisconsin politician). For others with a similar name, see John Morgan.
John J. Morgan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd district
In office
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by
Succeeded byJacob Tyson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded byJeremiah H. Pierson
Succeeded by
In office
December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by
Succeeded by
7th Collector of the Port of New York
In office
1841–1841
Preceded byJesse Hoyt
Succeeded byEdward Curtis
Personal details
Born1770 (1770)
Queens County, New York, USA
DiedJuly 29, 1849(1849-07-29) (aged 78–79)
Port Chester, New York, USA
Resting placeTrinity Churchyard, New York, New York
Political party

John Jordan Morgan (1770 – July 29, 1849) was an American politician from New York. From 1821 to 1825, and again briefly from late 1834 to early 1835, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Life

Morgan was born in Queens County, New York, and attended the public schools.

Political career

He was a member from New York County of the New York State Assembly in 1819. In 1826, Morgan's adopted daughter Catherine (a niece of his first wife) married John Adams Dix 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.

Morgan was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th, and re-elected as a Jacksonian Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825.

Morgan was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence 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 as Collector of the Port of New York to replace Jesse Hoyt who had been involved in the Swartwout-Hoyt scandal. A month later, Morgan was removed by the new President William Henry Harrison who had defeated Van Buren for re-election.

Death

Morgan died in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, and was buried in the Trinity Churchyard in New York City.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byHenry Meigs,
Peter H. Wendover 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district
1821–1823
with Churchill C. Cambreleng 1821-23 		Succeeded byJacob Tyson
Preceded byJeremiah H. Pierson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd congressional district
1823–1825
with Churchill C. Cambreleng and Peter Sharpe 		Succeeded byChurchill C. Cambreleng,
Jeromus Johnson,
Gulian C. Verplanck
Preceded byChurchill C. Cambreleng,
Campbell P. White,
Dudley Selden,
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd congressional district
1834–1835
with Churchill C. Cambreleng, Campbell P. White and Charles G. Ferris 		Succeeded byChurchill C. Cambreleng,
Campbell P. White,
Ely Moore,
John McKeon
Government offices
Preceded byJesse Hoyt Collector of the Port of New York
1841 		Succeeded byEdward Curtis
Collectors of the Port of New York
  • (*) denotes nominated, but rejected
  • (**) denotes nominated, but declined
  • (***) denotes Acting
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