Background
D. N. Morgan was born in Newtown, Connecticut on August 18, 1844. His father owned a store, which he took over as a young manitoba
D. N. Morgan was born in Newtown, Connecticut on August 18, 1844. His father owned a store, which he took over as a young manitoba
He later took a partner, running the store as Morgan & Booth. In 1869, he moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut, becoming a partner in Birdsey & Morgan, a firm producing dry goods and carpets. He also ran a grocery, Morgan, Hopson & Company, in 1877.
In 1879, he became president of the City National Bank of Bridgeport.
In 1893, President of the United States Grover Cleveland named Morgan Treasurer of the United States, and Morgan held that office from June 1, 1893 until June 30, 1897. Morgan was a candidate to be Governor of Connecticut in 1898, but he lost to George East. Lounsbury.
Morgan died in Bridgeport on May 30, 1931, twelve days after being hit by an automobile. He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport.
Morgan was elected to the Bridgeport common council in 1873 and served until 1874. Was a member of the Bridgeport Board of Education 1877-1878. And was mayor of Bridgeport in 1880 and 1884.
