John J. Morgan

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.

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	Henry Meigs Peter H. Wendover
Succeeded by	Jacob Tyson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded by	Jeremiah H. Pierson
Succeeded by	Churchill C. Cambreleng Jeromus Johnson Gulian C. Verplanck
In office December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	Churchill C. Cambreleng Campbell P. White Dudley Selden Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence
Succeeded by	Churchill C. Cambreleng Campbell P. White Ely Moore John McKeon
7th Collector of the Port of New York
In office 1841–1841
Preceded by	Jesse Hoyt
Succeeded by	Edward Curtis
Personal details
Born	1770 (1770) Queens County, New York, USA
Died	July 29, 1849(1849-07-29) (aged 78–79) Port Chester, New York, USA
Resting place	Trinity Churchyard, New York, New York
Political party	Democratic-Republican Jacksonian

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.

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.

Sources

• United States Congress. "John J. Morgan (id: M000953)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71f, 194, 218, 223 and 293; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)