Draft:W. Forbes Morgan
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W. Forbes Morgan | |
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Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee | |
In office 1936–1937 | |
President | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Walter J. Cummings |
Succeeded by | Oliver A. Quayle Jr. |
Deputy Governor of the Farm Credit Administration | |
In office 1933–1935 | |
Preceded by | Administration established |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | 1879 |
Died | 1937 The Ohio State Capitol |
William Forbes Morgan II (1879–1937, aged 57) was an American stockbroker, government adviser, political appointee, political executive, and businessman.[1] Morgan served as Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee from 1936 to 1937.[2]
Early life[edit]
Morgan was born in 1879. He was the son of W. Forbes Morgan, a businessman who died in london in 1916.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Morgan later married Mary Margaret Jackson, the daughter of Robert H. Jackson.[4][5]
Morgan died while in office at the Ohio State Capitol in 1937.[6]
Morgan was a personal friend of the Roosevelts, and his funeral was attended by both the president and the first lady.[7]
Business[edit]
From 1903 to 1906, Morgan was a partner in the Boston firm of E. Rollins, Moss & Brothers. He than joined Wilmerding, Morgan & Livermore in New York as a partner in 1906, and left in 1912. From 1914 to 1918, during world war one, he served as a Major in the Twelfth New York Infantry.[8]
Morgan was the President of the Distilled Spirits Institute, Inc.
Politics[edit]
Morgan served as Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee from 1936 until his sudden death at the age of 57 in a committee hearing room of the Ohio State Capitol.[9]
Morgan previously served as the Deputy Governor of the Farm Credit Administration from 1933 to 1935, as an appointee of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Buffalo News 21 Apr 1937, page 24". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "W. F. MORGAN DIES SUDDENLY IN OHIO; New Yorker Collapses After Giving Testimony at Capitol Against a Liquor Bill". The New York Times. 1937-04-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "W. Forbes Morgan Dead in London". The New York Times. 1916-12-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ Images, Historic. "1936 Press Photo of Mrs. W Forbes Morgan with her father Robert Jackson". Historic Images. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Biography". sunnycv.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "W. F. MORGAN DIES SUDDENLY IN OHIO; New Yorker Collapses After Giving Testimony at Capitol Against a Liquor Bill". The New York Times. 1937-04-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Last rites for Forbes Morgan. Washington, D.C., April 23. President and Mrs. Roosevelt headed a list of dignitaries attending the funeral services for W. Forbes Morgan, former Treasurer of the Democratic Nation Committee, in the Capital today. The body is shown being carried thru the lane of honorary pallbearers from St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 4/23/1937". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "Morgan, William Forbes, 1879-1937 | Archives at Yale". archives.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ^ "W. F. MORGAN DIES SUDDENLY IN OHIO; New Yorker Collapses After Giving Testimony at Capitol Against a Liquor Bill". The New York Times. 1937-04-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-29.