William S. Morgan
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William Stephen Morgan was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Morgan attended the public schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits at White Day, Virginia.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1832 to the Twenty-third
Congress.
Morgan was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth
Congress and reelected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-fifth
Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1839).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1838.
He was employed as a clerk in the House of Representatives in 1840.
Transferred as a clerk to the legislature of Virginia.
He served as member of the state house of delegates 1841-1844.
He was appointed a clerk in the Treasury Department and served from August 3, 1845, until June 30, 1861.
He was employed in the Smithsonian Institution 1861-1863.
He moved to Rivesville, WV.
He died September 3, 1878, while on a visit to Washington, D.C.
.
He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery
.
He was a descendent of the first white settler of western Virginia, Morgan Morgan
, and his son David Morgan
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Born in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Morgan attended the public schools.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits at White Day, Virginia.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1832 to the Twenty-third
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
Congress.
Morgan was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...
Congress and reelected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Twenty-fifth
25th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1839).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1838.
He was employed as a clerk in the House of Representatives in 1840.
Transferred as a clerk to the legislature of Virginia.
He served as member of the state house of delegates 1841-1844.
He was appointed a clerk in the Treasury Department and served from August 3, 1845, until June 30, 1861.
He was employed in the Smithsonian Institution 1861-1863.
He moved to Rivesville, WV.
He died September 3, 1878, while on a visit to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery
Congressional Cemetery
The Congressional Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 1801 E Street, SE, in Washington, D.C., on the west bank of the Anacostia River. It is the final resting place of thousands of individuals who helped form the nation and the city of Washington in the early 19th century. Many members of...
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He was a descendent of the first white settler of western Virginia, Morgan Morgan
Morgan Morgan
Colonel Morgan Morgan is traditionally believed to have founded the first permanent white settlement in present day West Virginia at Cool Spring Farm, and he is credited with founding the first church in what is now West Virginia.-Early life:Little direct evidence of Morgan's early life and...
, and his son David Morgan
David Morgan (frontiersman)
David Morgan was a famous frontiersman in what is now the state of West Virginia. He was the third child of Morgan Morgan, traditionally stated to be the first white settler in West Virginia. David was a friend of George Washington and Patrick Henry....
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