Lloyd Morey (January 15, 1886September 29, 1965) was an American educator and interim Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts (1956–1957). Born in

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, Morey went to the Gem City Business College in

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. He then received his bachelor's degrees in English and music from

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. He worked at the University of Illinois as a bookkeeper, comptroller and eventually became president of the University of Illinois system in 1954 retiring in 1955. In July 1956, the

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named Morey Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts and he served until January 1956. Morey died in

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of a heart attack on September 29, 1965.'Lloyd Morey Dies; Headed U. of Illinois-Filled Out State Term of Auditor Hodge,' Chicago Tribune, September 30, 1965, section 1C, pg. 10

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1886 births 1965 deaths 20th-century American politicians Auditors of Public Accounts of Illinois Leaders of the University of Illinois People from Audrain County, Missouri University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni 20th-century American academics {{Illinois-politician-stub