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| Name |
Levi Parsons Morton |
| Title |
Vice President |
| Born |
16 May 1824 |
Shoreham, Addison, Vermont  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Biographical Information |
Morton Grove, Cook, Illinois |
| The village of Morton Grove Illinois is named for Levi in honor of his help in obtaining the funds to build Miller's Mill Road, now known as Lincoln Avenue. |
| Occupation |
4 Mar 1879 |
| Member of the House of Representatives, representing New York's 11th district (Manhattan) |
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Levi P Morton Political Cartoon.
Levi P Morton Political Cartoon. |
| Occupation |
21 Mar 1881 |
United States Minister to France Appointed by President James Abram Garfield
On 24 Oct 1881, as the ambassador to France Levi was given the honor of placing the first rivet in the construction of the Statue of Liberty. It was driven into the big toe of Lady Liberty's left foot. |
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Levi Parsons Morton Statue of Liberty.
Levi Parsons Morton driving the first rivet on the Statue of Liberty. |
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Statue of Liberty.
Statue of Liberty. |
| Occupation |
4 Mar 1889 |
| 22nd Vice President of the United States. |
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Levi P. Morton Republican candidate for vice-president.
A print made of Levi P. Morton as the Republican candidate for vice-president. |
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Harrison-Morton Platform.
Running mates; Harrison & Morton and the Republican Platform. |
| Occupation |
1 Jan 1895 |
| 31st Governor of New York |
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Levi Parsons Morton Gubernatorial Portrait.
Levi Parsons Morton Gubernatorial Portrait. |
| Died |
16 May 1920 |
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York |
| Buried |
Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States |
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Levi Parsons Morton Headstone
Levi Parsons Morton Headstone |
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Levi Parsons Morton Headstone 1
Levi Parsons Morton Headstone 1 |
 Siblings |
3 siblings |
| 1. Daniel Oliver Morton, b. 8 Nov 1815, Shoreham, Addison, Vermont , d. 5 Dec 1859, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio |
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| 3. Electa Frary Morton, b. 28 May 1820, Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire , d. 13 Jul 1897, Clarkson, Monroe, New York |
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| Person ID |
I25506 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2016 |
| Father |
Daniel Oliver Morton, b. 21 Dec 1788, Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine , d. 25 Mar 1852, New Hampshire (Age 63 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Lucretia Parsons, b. 26 Jul 1789, Goshen, Hampshire, Massachusetts , d. 27 Dec 1862, New Hampshire (Age 73 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
30 Aug 1814 |
| Family ID |
F8162 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Anna Livingston Reade Street, b. 18 May 1846, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York , d. 14 Aug 1918, Rhinecliff, Dutchess, New York (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
1873 |
New York, New York, New York |
| Children |
| | 1. Lewis Parsons Morton, b. 1877, d. 19 Jan 1878 (Age 1 years) [Birth] |
| | 2. Edith Livingston Morton, b. 26 Jun 1874, Rhode Island , d. 12 Nov 1964, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 90 years) [Birth] |
| | 3. Lena Kearney Morton, b. 20 May 1875, d. 10 Jun 1905, France (Age 30 years) [Birth] |
| | 4. Helen Stuyvesant Morton, b. 2 Aug 1876, Newwport, Newport, Rhode Island , d. 6 Sep 1952 (Age 76 years) [Birth] |
| | 5. Alice Morton, b. 23 Mar 1879, d. 19 Jun 1917 (Age 38 years) [Birth] |
| | 6. Mary Morton, b. 11 Jun 1881, New York , d. 20 Apr 1932, Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland (Age 50 years) [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
19 Jan 2016 |
| Family ID |
F8164 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 16 May 1824 - Shoreham, Addison, Vermont |
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 | Biographical Information - The village of Morton Grove Illinois is named for Levi in honor of his help in obtaining the funds to build Miller's Mill Road, now known as Lincoln Avenue. - - Morton Grove, Cook, Illinois |
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 | Married - 1873 - New York, New York, New York |
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 | Died - 16 May 1920 - Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York |
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 | Buried - - Rhinebeck Cemetery, Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, United States |
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