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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
A former vice president of the Sante Fe Railroad, Morton was Secretary of the Navy for less than a year before he was forced to resign to avoid scandal when it was found that the Santa Fe had given illegal rebates during his vice presidency.  President [[Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.|Roosevelt]] was insistent that Morton himself was unaware of any improprieties.
A former vice president of the Sante Fe Railroad, Morton was Secretary of the Navy for less than a year before he was forced to resign to avoid scandal when it was found that the Santa Fe had given illegal rebates during his vice presidency.  President [[Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.|Roosevelt]] was insistent that Morton himself was unaware of any improprieties.
After leaving office, Morton became president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.  He died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage at the Hotel Seymour in New York City on 19 February, 1911.<ref>"Paul Morton Dies Suddenly in Hotel Room".  ''The New York Times''.  Friday, 20 January, 1911.  Issue '''19,354''', col G, p. 1.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 08:27, 9 December 2014

Paul Morton (22 May, 1857 – 19 February, 1911) served as the thirty-sixth Secretary of the Navy from 1904 through 1905.

Life & Career

A former vice president of the Sante Fe Railroad, Morton was Secretary of the Navy for less than a year before he was forced to resign to avoid scandal when it was found that the Santa Fe had given illegal rebates during his vice presidency. President Roosevelt was insistent that Morton himself was unaware of any improprieties.

After leaving office, Morton became president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. He died suddenly of a brain hemorrhage at the Hotel Seymour in New York City on 19 February, 1911.[1]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William H. Moody
Secretary of the Navy
1 Jul, 1904 – 30 Jun, 1905
Succeeded by
Charles J. Bonaparte

Footnotes

  1. "Paul Morton Dies Suddenly in Hotel Room". The New York Times. Friday, 20 January, 1911. Issue 19,354, col G, p. 1.