George William Morton (July 5, 1793 – May 7, 1865) was an American politician who served as the

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Samuel Betts Samuel Rossiter Betts (June 8, 1786 – November 3, 1868) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the ...

. He was the third

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from 1858 to 1859.

Biography

He was born on July 5, 1793 in

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and Catherine Ludlow. He later married Caroline Augusta Denning. Morton served as the first Treasurer of Hoboken, New Jersey being elected in the 1855 Charter election. He was appointed as a Water Commissioner in 1857. Morton was the Democratic nominee for mayor in 1858. He served a single term and was defeated by his predecessor in the 1859 election. Morton was the

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. He died on May 7, 1865 in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, George W. 1865 deaths Mayors of Hoboken, New Jersey 1793 births 19th-century American politicians