EDWIN DENISON MORGAN

MORGAN, Edwin Denison (1811-1883), (cousin of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley), a Senator from New York; born in Washington, Berkshire, Mass., February 8, 1811; moved with his parents to Windsor County, Conn., in 1822; attended the public schools and Bacon Academy, Colchester, Conn.; moved to Hartford, Conn., in 1828 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; member, city council of Hartford 1832; moved to New York City in 1836 and engaged in the wholesale grocery business, banking and brokerage; alderman of New York City 1849; member, State senate 1850-1855; State commissioner of immigration 1855-1858; chairman of the Republican National Committee 1856-1864; Governor of New York 1859-1862; during the Civil War served as major general of Volunteers in the Union Army 1861-1863, serving as commander of the Department of New York; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1869; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1868; chairman, Committee on the Library (Fortieth Congress); chairman of the Republican National Committee 1872-1876; unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1876; declined the office of Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet of President Chester Arthur in 1881; died of Bright's disease, in New York City, February 14, 1883; interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
Father: Jasper Morgan
Born: 3 Jan 1783 in Groton, New London, Connecticut
Died: 28 Aug 1869 in Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Mother: Catharine Copp
Born: 7 Oct 1775 New London, New London, Connecticut
Died: 7 Jul 1822 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Eliza Matilda Waterman
Born: 10 Dec 1810 in New London, Connecticut
Marriage: 19 Aug 1833 in New York
Children Sex Birth
Edwin Denison Morgan M 8 Sep 1834 in New York City, New York, New York
Frederick Avery Morgan M 17 Jul 1838 in New York City, New York, New York
Gilbert Henry Morgan M 12 Jan 1843 in New York City, New York, New York
Caroline Matilda Morgan F 28 Jul 1846 in New York City, New York, New York
Alfred Waterman Morgan M 14 Dec 1847 in New York City, New York, New York

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell