Person Information

Relationships

Spouse

Morgan, Eliza Matilda

Parents

Morgan, Christopher Sr.

Biography

Edwin Morgan was a former governor of the state of New York. He also served in the United States Senate from 1863-1869 and as the chairman of the Republican National Committee. During the Civil War he was a Union general. William Seward, Jr. mentions Morgan in his February 16, 1865 letter to William Henry Seward, which relates Seward Jr.'s appointment to be considered for General Officer.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 27, 1856

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., January 19, 1866

Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, January 25, 1869

Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, January 12, 1868

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 18, 1866

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 4, 1866

Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 13, 1861

Letter from Augustus Seward to William Henry Seward, September 24, 1862

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, November 2, 1862

Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 13, 1861

Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 12, 1861

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, February 17, 1859

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 21, 1858

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, February 17, 1859

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, December 12, 1858

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 18, 1860

Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 14, 1861

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 15, 1868

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 16, 1868

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, February 16, 1865

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 14, 1864

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Frances Miller Seward, Feburary 11, 1864

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 6, 1859

Citations

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Biography: 
Edwin Morgan was a former governor of the state of New York. He also served in the United States Senate from 1863-1869 and as the chairman of the Republican National Committee. During the Civil War he was a Union general. William Seward, Jr. mentions Morgan in his February 16, 1865 letter to William Henry Seward, which relates Seward Jr.'s appointment to be considered for General Officer.
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