Levi P. Morton
vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893
Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was a U.S. representative from New York and the 22nd vice president of the United States. He also later served as the 31st Governor of New York.
Levi Parsons Morton | |
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| 22nd Vice President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 | |
| President | Benjamin Harrison |
| Preceded by | Thomas A. Hendricks |
| Succeeded by | Adlai E. Stevenson |
| 31st Governor of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1895 – December 31, 1896 | |
| Lieutenant | Charles T. Saxton |
| Preceded by | Roswell P. Flower |
| Succeeded by | Frank S. Black |
| United States Minister to France | |
| In office 1881–1885 | |
| President | James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur |
| Preceded by | Edward Follansbee Noyes |
| Succeeded by | Robert Milligan McLane |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 21, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin A. Willis |
| Succeeded by | Roswell P. Flower |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1824 Shoreham, Vermont |
| Died | May 16, 1920 (aged 96) Rhinebeck, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Young Kimball (1st wife) Anna Livingston Reade Street (2nd wife) |
Morton died on his 96th birthday at his home in Rhinebeck, New York on May 16, 1920 from bronchopneumonia.[1] At 96, Levi Morton was the longest lived Vice President of the United States until 1964, when he was surpassed by John Nance Garner.
References
change- ↑ "Levi P. Morton is Dead on his 96th Birthday". The Sun and the New York Herald. New York, NY. May 17, 1920. p. 1.
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