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Levi P. Morton

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Levi P. Morton

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Also known as Levi Morton, Levi Parsons Morton

vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893 (1824–1920)

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Levi P. Morton was an American author and politician. He is included in the US Vice Presidents collection, indicating his service in that role. Born in 1824 and deceased in 1920, he was a person from the United States.

Morton’s written works include *Fisheries and fish culture*, *Free and unlimited coinage of silver, unlimited issue of certificates against the deposit of silver bullion*, *The trade dollar bill; or, An act for the relief of the subjects of the Emperor of China*, and *Immigration*. Records indicate he had six children.

Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1824
Died
1920
Works
4

Top works

  • Fisheries and fish culture
  • Free and unlimited coinage of silver, unlimited issue of certificates against the deposit of silver bullion, the trade dollar bill, or an act for the relief of the subjects of the Emperor of China
  • Free and unlimited coinage of silver, unlimited issue of certificates against the deposit of silver bullion
  • The trade dollar bill; or, An act for the relief of the subjects of the Emperor of China
  • Immigration

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1885-10-20
Active to
1941-07-10

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Key facts

President
Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by
Thomas A. Hendricks
Succeeded by
Adlai Stevenson I
Lieutenant
Charles T. Saxton
Born
Levi Parsons Morton , ( 1824-05-16 ) May 16, 1824, Shoreham, Vermont , U.S.
Died
May 16, 1920 (1920-05-16) (aged 96), Rhinebeck, New York , U.S.
Resting place
Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, New York
Party
Republican
Spouses
Lucy Young Kimball ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. October 15, 1856</span>"}]]}'>1856 ; died July 11, 1871</span>"}]]}'>1871 ) ​ Anna Livingston Reade Street ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. February 12, 1873</span>"}]]}'>1873 ; died August 14, 1918</span>"}]]}'>1918 ) ​
Relatives
Daniel O. Morton (brother), William Morton Grinnell (nephew)
Profession
Investment banker

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York, and as the 31st governor of New York.

The son of a Congregational minister, Morton was born in Vermont and educated at public schools in Vermont and Massachusetts. He trained for a business career by clerking in stores and working in mercantile establishments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. After relocating to New York City, Morton became a successful merchant, cotton broker, and investment banker.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Levi P. Morton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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