Charles Henry Morgan

Charles Henry Morgan (July 5, 1842 – January 4, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. He represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for five terms spread across four decades. He also served as a United States Army officer in the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War.

Early life and education Charles Henry Morgan was born in Cuba, New York, on July 5, 1842. His family moved to Pewaukee, Wisconsin, in 1845. and went with the regiment to Virginia in June 1861. At the time, the regiment was only established as a three-month enlistment, and the regiment only participated in the Battle of Hoke's Run in present-day West Virginia before the expiration in August 1861.

Morgan decided to re-enlist for a three-year term, and at the reorganization of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, he was assigned to Company K and promoted to sergeant. At the reorganization, he was joined by his brother Benjamin and his cousin William. In the Spring of 1862, Morgan was promoted to sergeant major of the regiment. At the end of the war, he marched in the Grand Review of the Armies.

During the Spanish–American War he returned to service as lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Missouri Infantry Regiment.

Henry's younger brother Frederic A. Morgan served in the 39th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and later represented Winnebago County in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Charles H. Morgan married Clara Washburn, daughter of Judge Ganem W. Washburn of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on March 14, 1877. He had a son, Frank B. Morgan.

Death Morgan died of pneumonia on January 4, 1912, in Joplin, Missouri. He is interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.