biography
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Morton, Levi (Parsons)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1824–1920)
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| biography:
| Banker and US vice-president (1889–93), born in Shoreham, Vermont, USA. He began as a country storekeeper's assistant, and in 1863 founded banking-houses in New York City and London. He was returned to Congress as a Republican (1878–80), became minister to France (1881–5), was elected vice-president under President Benjamin Harrison, and served as Governor of New York State (1895–7). |
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