Edwin D. Morgan (1921 - 2001)

Born 16 Feb 1921 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jun 2001 at age 80 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Edwin D. Morgan is Notable.

Edwin Denison Morgan III (February 16, 1921 – June 28, 2001) was an American businessman and Pioneer Fund director from 2000 to 2001.

Mrs. Edwin D. Morgan Jr., by William Bruce Ellis Ranken Morgan was born on February 16, 1921, in New York City. His parents were Edwin D. Morgan Jr. (1890–1954) and Elizabeth Winthrop (née Emmet) Morgan (1897–1934). His younger brother was Temple Emmet Morgan (1922–2008), who became a monk at Saint Benedict Center in Harvard, Massachusetts. After his mother's death in February 1934, his father remarried to Fanny Taylor Baldwin Preston in July 1934.

His maternal grandparents were Christopher Temple Emmet and Alida Beekman (née Chanler) Emmet, the daughter of John Winthrop Chanler, a U.S. Representative from New York, and Margaret Astor (née Ward) Chanler of the prominent Astor family of New York. His paternal grandparents were Edwin Denison Morgan Sr., a noted yachtsman and horseman, and Elizabeth Sarah (née Archer) Morgan. Morgan's 2x-great grandfather was Edwin D. Morgan, who served as the 21st Governor of New York, a U.S. Senator, and was the longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Sources

• Wikidata: Item Q5346337, en:Wikipedia
• Edwin D._Morgan_(businessman)

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #185668024 (accessed 28 March 2024)
  Memorial page for Edwin Denison Morgan III (16 Feb 1921-28 Jun 2001), citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Stories Of The Gilded Age (contributor 46959922).