List of United States Political Families (M) - The Mortons of Indiana

The Mortons of Indiana

  • Oliver P. Morton (1823–1877), Circuit Court Judge in Indiana 1852, candidate for Governor of Indiana 1856, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana 1861, Governor of Indiana 1861–1867, U.S. Senator from Indiana 1867–1877. Father of John M. Morton.
    • John M. Morton, U.S. Consul General in Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii 1880. Son of Oliver P. Morton.

NOTE: Oliver P. Morton was also brother-in-law of Dakota Territory Governor John A. Burbank.

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