词条 | William Fellowes Morgan Sr. |
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William Fellowes Morgan Sr. (1861–1943) was secretary of the United States Golf Association and president of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. BiographyHe was born in 1861 and graduated from Columbia University in 1880. During that time he became friends with Theodore Roosevelt. In the election of 1883, when 24 year old Roosevelt was running for reelection to the New York Assembly, Roosevelt asked Morgan to supervise a polling place at 733 7th Ave to prevent voter fraud. He called a "doubtful district." Later in life Morgan became wealthy by pioneering the use of refrigeration in warehouses.[1] His children include: William Fellowes Morgan Jr., the Commissioner of Public Markets for New York City. He died in 1943. References1. ^{{cite news |author= |title=W. F. Morgan Sr. Honored At Rites. Several Hundred at Service in St. George's For Business Man and Philanthropist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1943/05/06/archives/w-f-morgan-sr-honored-at-rites-several-hundred-at-service-in-st.html |quote=... attended a funeral service yesterday for William Fellowes Morgan Sr. in St. George's Episcopal Church in Stuyvesant Square. Mr. Morgan, who had been ... |work=New York Times |date= May 6, 1943 |accessdate=2010-05-14 }} Further reading
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