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Edwin Denison Morgan (February 8, 1811 – February 14, 1883) was the 21st governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was also a Union Army general during the American Civil War.
- 1861–1863
- Republican
Predecessore. John Alsop King. Successore. Horatio Seymour. Dati generali. Partito politico. Repubblicano. Firma. Edwin Denison Morgan ( Washington, 8 febbraio 1811 – New York City, 14 febbraio 1883) è stato un politico statunitense . 21º Governatore di New York dal 1859 al 1862 .
Edwin Denison Morgan was the 21st governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was also a Union Army general during the American Civil War.
Edwin D. Morgan was “a courageous and high-minded New York merchant who served with distinction in the legislature and as state and national party chairman,” wrote historian Glyndon Van Deusen. 1 “He was shrewd, austere, and cautious, but when he made up his mind, he was bold and impatient for proper execution of his ideas,” wrote Roscoe Conklin...
EDWIN D. MORGAN, the twenty-third governor of New York, was born in Washington, Massachusetts on February 8, 1811. His education was attained at the Bacon Academy in Colchester, Connecticut, where his family moved to in 1822. Morgan established a successful business career, with holdings in the banking and brokerage industries.
USA. 1854 - 1933. Edwin D. (E.D.) Morgan was a particularly notable organizer and manager of successful America's Cup defenses during the golden period of defenses by very large sloops. His long record in yacht racing, including the America's Cup, led to the accolade "The Greatest American Yachtsman" by renowned yachting writer, W.P. Stephens.
Edwin Morgan was awarded several honorary degrees and an OBE in 1982. In 2000 he won the Queen's Gold Medal and in 2001 the Weidenfeld Prize for Translation for Jean Racine: Phaedra . He became Glasgow's first Poet Laureate in 1999 and A Glasgow International Writing Festival has been named From Glasgow To Saturn after one of his poetry ...
