Morton, C. A.
Senate 1877-78 (District 23)
Party when first elected: Democratic
Counties Served:
Ramsey
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1839
Birth Place:
Ohio
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1881 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Paul
Occupation (when first elected):
Banker; Founder, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, St. Paul
EDUCATION
Des Peres Institute, St. Louis, Missouri; At Least Elementary School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Municipal Government:
St. Paul, Minnesota (Finance Committee, Chair);
18?? to 18??
Military:
Army, 32nd Illinois Infantry (United States Civil War, Captain; Gen. W.T. Sherman, Staff; Lieutenant Colonel, 1862; 15th Army Corps, Chief Commissary; Army of the Tennesee, Chief Commissary, 1864);
05/1861 to 1865
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
St. Paul, Minnesota (City Council);
1875 to 1878
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in 1870.
"Politically he stands square on the Democratic Platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 18)
He was listed as a Democrat on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Body: Senate
District: 23
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation: Banker; Founder, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, St. Paul
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "Politically he stands square on the Democratic Platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 18); He was listed as a Democrat on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Committees:
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Banks
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Finance
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Insurance
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Joint Text Books Special
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Printing
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Retrenchment and Reform
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Soldiers Orphans
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State Reform School
Body: Senate
District: 23
Elected: 11/7/1876
Residence: Saint Paul
Term of Office: 1/2/1877 to 1/6/1879
Counties Represented:
Ramsey
Occupation: Banker; Founder, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, St. Paul
Party:
Democratic
Party Notes: "Politically he stands square on the Democratic Platform." (Biographical Sketches of the Officers of Minnesota and the 19th Minnesota State Legislature by C.L. Hall, 1877, p. 18); He was listed as a Democrat on the list of members posted after the 1877 election. ("The Next Legislature." St. Paul Pioneer Press, November 10, 1877)
Committees:
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Banks
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Finance
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Joint Destitution by Reason of Grasshopper Devastations Special
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Printing
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Public Buildings
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Soldiers Orphans
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State Reform School