Philip H. Morgan (November 9, 1825 – August 12, 1900) was an attorney,

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, and

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from

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who remained loyal to the

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during the

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. A

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, among the offices in which he served were Associate Justice of the

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(1873-1877), Judge of the International Tribunal in

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(1878-1880), and Minister to Mexico (1880-1885).

Biography

Philip Hicky Morgan (sometimes spelled "Hickey" was born in

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on August 9, 1825, a son of Thomas Gibbes (sometimes spelled "Gibbs") Morgan and the former Eliza Ann McKennan. He was named for Colonel Philip Hicky, a Louisiana plantation owner and friend of his father. He was educated locally and then attended the

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in France from 1841 to 1846. He was fluent in several languages, including

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and

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, and translated

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into both languages. Morgan joined the military for the

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and attained the rank of

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as a member of Company K, 1st Louisiana Volunteer Militia Regiment. After attaining

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, he joined his father's

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in Baton Rouge in 1848. In 1853, he relocated his practice to

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and continued there until the 1870s. Morgan was a judge of the 2nd District Court of Louisiana from 1853 to 1857. During the

, Morgan remained loyal to the

. After the war, President

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nominated him as the

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in New Orleans. He served from 1866 to 1867, but left office after the

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did not approve the nomination. The appointment was made again by Johnson's successor,

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. The Senate approved, and Morgan served from 1869 to 1870. From 1873 to 1876, Morgan was an associate justice of the

. In 1876, he became judge of the International Tribunal in

, an appointment that bridged the Grant and

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administrations. President Hayes named him Minister to Mexico, a position that he held from January 26, 1880 to June 6, 1885. After the assignment to Mexico, Morgan practiced law in

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from 1885 to 1900. He died in New York City and was interred at

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Family

In 1852, Morgan married Beatrice Ford (1826-1905), a native of Baton Rouge. They were the parents of nine children, five of whom survived to adulthood. Morgan was the grandfather of Harry Hays Morgan Jr., great-grandfather of

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and great-great-grandfather of

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. In addition, he was the grand-uncle of

Cecil Morgan Cecil Morgan Sr. (August 20, 1898 – June 14, 1999) was an American politician in the state of Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the Unite ...

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Additional reading

* "Philip Hickey Morgan" (middle name misspelled), ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'', Vol. 1 (1988), p. 582 * "Philip Morgan," ''Dictionary of American Biography'', XIII * J.M. Callahan, ''American Foreign Policy in Mexican Relations'' (1932) {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Philip H. 1825 births 1900 deaths Politicians from New Orleans Politicians from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Lawyers from New York City 19th-century American diplomats University of Paris alumni United States Army officers United States Attorneys for the District of Louisiana American military personnel of the Mexican–American War Louisiana Republicans Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court Lawyers from New Orleans Southern Unionists in the American Civil War Burials at Allegheny Cemetery Lawyers from Baton Rouge, Louisiana 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers