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John Hamilton Morgan
John Hamilton Morgan
First Seven Presidents of the Seventy[broken anchor]
	October 5, 1884 – August 14, 1894
Called by	John Taylor
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Born	August 8, 1842; Greensburg, Indiana, United States
Died	August 14, 1894 (aged 52); Preston, Idaho, United States
Resting place	Salt Lake City Cemetery; 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W
Spouse(s)	Helen M. Groesbeck ; Adalinda Mildred Smith; Mary Ann Linton; Eliza Jane Beeson
Parents	Garrard Morgan; Eliza Ann Hamilton
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John Hamilton Morgan (August 8, 1842 – August 14, 1894), was an early educator in Utah Territory, an official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and a politician.

Biography

Morgan was born in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, and served as a sergeant in the Union Army in the 123rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. After the war he enrolled in Eastman's Commercial College in Poughkeepsie, New York. After graduation, he traveled to Salt Lake City on business, and decided to permanently relocate there.

In 1867 Morgan established the Morgan Commercial College in Salt Lake City, where he tapped a strong interest in business education. He moved the school into larger accommodations several times as enrollment increased. The college provided a number of innovations, including Utah's first free public library, and the first school run by a non-Mormon. The college taught many students that would later rise to prominence in Utah, including Heber J. Grant, Orson F. Whitney, Matthias F. Cowley, and J. Golden Kimball. The college lasted until 1874, when it closed due to intense competition from the University of Deseret (which later became the University of Utah). Although the University of Deseret was founded in 1850, it had been put in a 16-year hiatus until Morgan's success inspired its comeback.^[1]

On November 26, 1867, Morgan joined the LDS Church and on October 24, 1868 he married one of his former students, Helen Melvina Groesbeck.^[2] After the college closed in 1874, Morgan served as a missionary in the Southern States Mission from 1875 to 1877, returning to the mission again in 1878 to become the mission president. During his term as mission president he was involved with attempts to help the Catawba tribe move to the west to be with the rest of the Saints. On October 8, 1884 he became one of the seven presidents of the Quorums of the Seventy, filling the vacancy created by the death of William W. Taylor, son of church president John Taylor.^[3] Morgan served as a general authority for the last 10 years of his life.

Morgan also became involved in Utah politics, and served a term as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature as a Republican in 1883.

Morgan died unexpectedly from typhoid-malaria after a two-week convalescence in Preston, Idaho. He was a practicing polygamist, and all four wives outlived him.^[4] He was arrested on polygamy charges while visiting one of his wives in Manassa, Colorado.^[5] One of his widows, Mary Ann Linton (Morgan) was remarried to David King Udall.

References

^ Lythgoe, Dennis (June 26, 1998), "Education Pioneer", Deseret News, archived from the original on November 11, 2014
^ Richardson, Arthur M.; Morgan, Nicholas G. (1965), The Life and Ministry of John Morgan: for a wise and glorious purpose, N.P.: N.G. Morgan, OCLC 11905358
^ Evans, John Henry (1905). One hundred years of Mormonism; a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. from 1805 to 1905. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. 515.
^ "John Hamilton Morgan". FamilySearch.org. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
^ Walker, Ronald W. (2004), "A Mormon "Widow" in Colorado: The Exile of Emily Wells Grant", Qualities That Count: Heber J. Grant as Businessman, Missionary, and Apostle, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, pp. 175–193, ISBN 0842525505, OCLC 52334805

Esshom, Frank Ellwood (1913), "Morgan, John", Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, p. 1044, OCLC 2286984

External links

[1] Lythgoe, Dennis (June 26, 1998), "Education Pioneer", Deseret News, archived from the original on November 11, 2014

[2] Richardson, Arthur M.; Morgan, Nicholas G. (1965), The Life and Ministry of John Morgan: for a wise and glorious purpose, N.P.: N.G. Morgan, OCLC 11905358

[3] Evans, John Henry (1905). One hundred years of Mormonism; a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. from 1805 to 1905. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. 515.

[4] "John Hamilton Morgan". FamilySearch.org. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[5] Walker, Ronald W. (2004), "A Mormon "Widow" in Colorado: The Exile of Emily Wells Grant", Qualities That Count: Heber J. Grant as Businessman, Missionary, and Apostle, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, pp. 175–193, ISBN 0842525505, OCLC 52334805

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-'''John Hamilton Morgan''' (August 8, 1842 – August 14, 1894), was an early educator in [[Utah Territory]], an official of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church), and a politician.
+'''John Hamilton Morgan''' (August 8, 1842 – August 14, 1894), was an early educator in [[Utah Territory]], an official of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church), and a politician.
 ==Biography==
 Morgan was born in Greensburg, Decatur County, [[Indiana]], and served as a sergeant in the [[Union Army]] in the [[123rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment]] during the [[American Civil War]]. After the war he enrolled in [[Eastman Business College|Eastman's Commercial College]] in [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie, New York]]. After graduation, he traveled to [[Salt Lake City]] on business, and decided to permanently relocate there.
-In 1867 Morgan established the [[Morgan Commercial College]] in Salt Lake City, where he tapped a strong interest in business education. He moved the school into larger accommodations several times as enrollment increased. The college provided a number of innovations, including Utah's first free public library, and the first school run by a non-Mormon. The college taught many students that would later rise to prominence in Utah, including [[Heber J. Grant]], [[Orson F. Whitney]], [[Matthias F. Cowley]], and [[J. Golden Kimball]]. The college lasted until 1874, when it closed due to intense competition from the [[University of Deseret]] (which later became the [[University of Utah]]). Although the University of Deseret was founded in 1850, it had been put in a 16-year hiatus until Morgan's success inspired its comeback.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/638155/Education-Pioneer.html?pg=all |title= Education Pioneer |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |first= Dennis |last= Lythgoe |date= June 26, 1998 }}</ref>
+In 1867 Morgan established the [[Morgan Commercial College]] in Salt Lake City, where he tapped a strong interest in business education. He moved the school into larger accommodations several times as enrollment increased. The college provided a number of innovations, including Utah's first free public library, and the first school run by a non-Mormon. The college taught many students that would later rise to prominence in Utah, including [[Heber J. Grant]], [[Orson F. Whitney]], [[Matthias F. Cowley]], and [[J. Golden Kimball]]. The college lasted until 1874, when it closed due to intense competition from the [[University of Deseret]] (which later became the [[University of Utah]]). Although the University of Deseret was founded in 1850, it had been put in a 16-year hiatus until Morgan's success inspired its comeback.<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/638155/Education-Pioneer.html?pg=all |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141111073800/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/638155/Education-Pioneer.html?pg=all |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 11, 2014 |title= Education Pioneer |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |first= Dennis |last= Lythgoe |date= June 26, 1998 }}</ref>
-On November 26, 1867, Morgan joined the LDS Church and on October 24, 1868 he married one of his former students, Helen Melvina Groesbeck.<ref>{{citation |last1= Richardson |first1= Arthur M. |first2= Nicholas G. |last2= Morgan |year= 1965 |title= The Life and Ministry of John Morgan: for a wise and glorious purpose |place= N.P. |publisher= N.G. Morgan |oclc= 11905358 }}</ref> After the college closed in 1874, Morgan served as a [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] in the Southern States [[Mission (LDS Church)|Mission]] from 1875 to 1877, returning to the mission again in 1878 to become the [[mission president]]. During his term as mission president he was involved with attempts to help the [[Catawba (tribe)|Catawba]] tribe move to the west to be with the rest of the Saints.  On October 8, 1884 he became one of the seven presidents of the [[Seventy (LDS Church)|Quorums of the Seventy]], filling the vacancy created by the death of [[William W. Taylor]], son of church president [[John Taylor (Latter Day Saints)|John Taylor]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Evans|first=John Henry|authorlink=|title=One hundred years of Mormonism; a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. from 1805 to 1905|year=1905|publisher= The Deseret News|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=|page=515}}</ref> Morgan served as a [[general authority]] for the last 10 years of his life.
+On November 26, 1867, Morgan joined the LDS Church and on October 24, 1868 he married one of his former students, Helen Melvina Groesbeck.<ref>{{citation |last1= Richardson |first1= Arthur M. |first2= Nicholas G. |last2= Morgan |year= 1965 |title= The Life and Ministry of John Morgan: for a wise and glorious purpose |place= N.P. |publisher= N.G. Morgan |oclc= 11905358 }}</ref> After the college closed in 1874, Morgan served as a [[Mormon missionary|missionary]] in the Southern States [[Mission (LDS Church)|Mission]] from 1875 to 1877, returning to the mission again in 1878 to become the [[mission president]]. During his term as mission president he was involved with attempts to help the [[Catawba (tribe)|Catawba]] tribe move to the west to be with the rest of the Saints.  On October 8, 1884 he became one of the seven presidents of the [[Seventy (LDS Church)|Quorums of the Seventy]], filling the vacancy created by the death of [[William W. Taylor]], son of church president [[John Taylor (Latter Day Saints)|John Taylor]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Evans|first=John Henry|title=One hundred years of Mormonism; a history of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. from 1805 to 1905|url=https://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso1905evan|year=1905|publisher= The Deseret News|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|page=[https://archive.org/details/onehundredyearso1905evan/page/515 515]}}</ref> Morgan served as a [[general authority]] for the last 10 years of his life.
-Morgan also became involved in Utah politics, and served a term as a representative to the [[Utah Territory|Utah Territorial Legislature]] as a Republican in 1883.
+Morgan also became involved in Utah politics, and served a term as a representative to the [[Utah Territorial Legislative Assembly|Utah Territorial Legislature]] as a Republican in 1883.
-Morgan died unexpectedly from [[typhoid]]-[[malaria]] after a two-week convalescence in [[Preston, Idaho]]. He was a practicing [[polygamist]], and all three of his wives outlived him. He was arrested on polygamy charges while visiting one of his wives in [[Manassa, Colorado]].<ref>{{citation |chapter-url= https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/mormon-widow-colorado-exile-emily-wells-grant |first= Ronald W. |last= Walker |authorlink= Ronald W. Walker |chapter= A Mormon "Widow" in Colorado: The Exile of Emily Wells Grant |pages= 175–193 |title= Qualities That Count: Heber J. Grant as Businessman, Missionary, and Apostle |year= 2004 |place= Provo, Utah |publisher= Brigham Young University |isbn= 0842525505 |oclc= 52334805 }}</ref> One of his widows, Mary Ann Linton (Morgan) was remarried to [[David King Udall]].
+Morgan died unexpectedly from [[typhoid]]-[[malaria]] after a two-week convalescence in [[Preston, Idaho]]. He was a practicing [[polygamist]], and all four wives outlived him.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Hamilton Morgan |url=https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWC4-H6J |url-access=registration|website=FamilySearch.org |publisher=Intellectual Reserve, Inc |access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref> He was arrested on polygamy charges while visiting one of his wives in [[Manassa, Colorado]].<ref>{{citation |chapter-url= https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/mormon-widow-colorado-exile-emily-wells-grant |first= Ronald W. |last= Walker |author-link= Ronald W. Walker |chapter= A Mormon "Widow" in Colorado: The Exile of Emily Wells Grant |pages= 175–193 |title= Qualities That Count: Heber J. Grant as Businessman, Missionary, and Apostle |year= 2004 |place= Provo, Utah |publisher= Brigham Young University |isbn= 0842525505 |oclc= 52334805 }}</ref> One of his widows, Mary Ann Linton (Morgan) was remarried to [[David King Udall]].
 ==See also==
-{{Wikipedia books
- |1=Seventy (LDS Church)
-}}
 * [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist|30}}
 *{{citation |contribution= Morgan, John |contribution-url= https://archive.org/stream/pioneersprominen00esshrich#page/1044/mode/1up |page= 1044 |last= Esshom |first= Frank Ellwood |year= 1913 |title= Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah |url= https://archive.org/details/pioneersprominen00esshrich |location= Salt Lake City |publisher= Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company |oclc= 2286984 }}
 ==Further reading==
 *{{citation |contribution-url= http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3363 |contribution= John Morgan (1842-1894) |title= [[New Georgia Encyclopedia]] |first= Mary Ella |last= Engel |date= February 13, 2009 |publisher= [[University of Georgia Press]] }}
-*{{citation |url= http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-07182005-134920/unrestricted/MasonP072005.pdf |title= Sinners in the hands of an angry mob: Violence against religious outsiders in the U.S. South, 1865-1910 |first= Patrick Q. |last= Mason |date= June 2005 |type= PhD thesis |place= Notre Dame, Indiana |publisher= Graduate Program in History, [[University of Notre Dame]] }} — includes details described by Morgan of the difficult conditions found in the Southern States Mission
+*{{citation |url= http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-07182005-134920/unrestricted/MasonP072005.pdf |title= Sinners in the hands of an angry mob: Violence against religious outsiders in the U.S. South, 1865-1910 |first= Patrick Q. |last= Mason |date= June 2005 |type= PhD thesis |place= Notre Dame, Indiana |publisher= Graduate Program in History, [[University of Notre Dame]] |access-date= 2007-03-18 |archive-date= 2007-06-29 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070629074122/http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-07182005-134920/unrestricted/MasonP072005.pdf |url-status= dead }} — includes details described by Morgan of the difficult conditions found in the Southern States Mission
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 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20051109053729/http://www.lib.utah.edu/spc/photo/p605/p605.html John Hamilton Morgan photos]
-*[https://collections.lib.utah.edu/search?facet_setname_s=uum_jhmp John Hamilton Morgan Papers Digital Collection]
+* [https://collections.lib.utah.edu/search?q=uum_jhmp/ John Hamilton Morgan Papers] at [https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ University of Utah Digital Library], [https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/ Marriott Library Special Collections]
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