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Daniel Nash Morgan (August 18, 1844 – May 30, 1931) was a United States banker who was Treasurer of the United States from 1893 to 1897. ==Biography== D. N. Morgan was born in Newtown, Connecticut on August 18, 1844.〔(''Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut'' (1891), p. 42 )〕 His father owned a store, which he took over as a young man. He later took a partner, running the store as Morgan & Booth.〔 In 1869, he moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut, becoming a partner in Birdsey & Morgan, a firm producing dry goods and carpets.〔 He also ran a grocery, Morgan, Hopson & Co., in 1877.〔 In 1879, he became president of the City National Bank of Bridgeport.〔http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0C11F73C5515738DDDAC0994DC405B8385F0D3 "Treasurer Daniel N. Morgan", ''New York Times'', Apr. 15, 1893]〕 Morgan was elected to the Bridgeport common council in 1873 and served until 1874; was a member of the Bridgeport Board of Education 1877-78; and was mayor of Bridgeport in 1880 and 1884.〔 In 1893, President of the United States Grover Cleveland named Morgan Treasurer of the United States, and Morgan held that office from June 1, 1893 until June 30, 1897. Morgan was a candidate to be Governor of Connecticut in 1898, but he lost to George E. Lounsbury.〔(Political Graveyard )〕 Morgan died in Bridgeport on May 30, 1931, twelve days after being hit by an automobile.〔 He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daniel N. Morgan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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