John J. Morgan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's2nd district | |
| In office December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | |
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| Succeeded by | Jacob Tyson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah 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 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 |
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John Jordan Morgan (1770 – July 29, 1849) was an American politician fromNew York. From 1821 to 1825, and again briefly from late 1834 to early 1835, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Morgan was born inQueens County, New York, and attended the public schools.
He was a member from New York County of theNew York State Assembly in 1819. In 1826, Morgan's adopted daughter Catherine (a niece of his first wife) marriedJohn Adams Dix who was then hired by Morgan to look after his land holdings inCooperstown. Dix later became a US Senator, Union Army General andGovernor of New York.
Morgan was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to the17th, and re-elected as aJacksonian Democratic-Republican to the18th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825.
Morgan was elected as aJacksonian to the23rd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofCornelius 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 PresidentMartin Van Buren asCollector of the Port of New York to replaceJesse Hoyt who had been involved in theSwartwout-Hoyt scandal. A month later, Morgan was removed by the new PresidentWilliam Henry Harrison who had defeated Van Buren for re-election.
Morgan died inPort Chester,Westchester County, New York, and was buried in theTrinity Churchyard inNew York City.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 2nd congressional district 1821–1823 withChurchill C. Cambreleng 1821-23 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 3rd congressional district 1823–1825 withChurchill C. Cambreleng andPeter Sharpe | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 3rd congressional district 1834–1835 withChurchill C. Cambreleng,Campbell P. White andCharles G. Ferris | Succeeded by |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Collector of the Port of New York 1841 | Succeeded by |
