About Daniel N. Morgan
Lived 1844 – 1931 (aged 86). Daniel N. Morgan was an American politician and banker.
Daniel Nash Morgan (August 18, 1844 – May 30, 1931) was a United States banker who was Treasurer of the United States from 1893 to 1897.
Biography Daniel N. Morgan was born in Newtown, Connecticut on August 18, 1844. His father owned a store, which he took over as a young man. He later took a partner, running the store as Morgan & Booth.
Morgan was elected to the Bridgeport common council in 1873 and served until 1874. He was a member of the Bridgeport Board of Education from 1877 to 1878 and was mayor of Bridgeport in 1880 and 1884.
Morgan was a candidate for governor of Connecticut in 1898, but lost to George E. Lounsbury.
In 1911 Morgan was arrested for mail fraud in association with a scheme devised by Jared Flagg, a stockbroker notorious for pyramid schemes. All defendants were released after evidence was disqualified.
Morgan died in Bridgeport on May 30, 1931, 12 days after being hit by an automobile. He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport.
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American banker (1844–1931)
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Daniel N. Morgan was born on 18 August 1844 in Newtown.
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Daniel N. Morgan died on 30 May 1931 in Bridgeport.
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Daniel N. Morgan was a politician and banker.
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Daniel N. Morgan was American.
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