Background
Morton, Oliver Hazard Perry was born on August 4, 1823 in Salisbury, Indiana, United States. Son of James Throck and Sarah (Miller) Morton.
Morton, Oliver Hazard Perry was born on August 4, 1823 in Salisbury, Indiana, United States. Son of James Throck and Sarah (Miller) Morton.
Graduate Miami University, Oxford, O., 1845.
Admitted to Indiana bar, 1847. Practiced in Centerville, Indiana, 1847-1860. Judge 6th judicial circuit of Indiana, 1852.
Lieutenant governor Indiana, 1860-1861.
Governor Indiana, 1861-1867, an active supporter of Civil War efforts, dissolved state legislature after Peace Democrats won control in 1862 elections, ran state without calling legislature, 1863-1865. Delegate from Indiana to National Republican Convention, 1872, 76.
Member United States Senate from Indiana, 1867-1877, a radical reconstructionist in Senate, largely responsible for ratification 15th Amendment which prohibits laws against suffrage because of race. Member Electoral Commission appointed to determine outcome contested presidential election in several states, 1876.
Member United States Senate from Indiana, 1867-1877, a radical reconstructionist in Senate, largely responsible for ratification 15th Amendment which prohibits laws against suffrage because of race. Member Electoral Commission appointed to determine outcome contested presidential election in several states, 1876.
Married Lucinda Burbank, May 15, 1845, 5 children.