Levi P. Morton

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Levi P. Morton was an American politician, banker, and diplomat who served as the 22nd vice president of the United States and later as governor of New York.

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Levi P. Morton canonical 6
Levi Parsons Morton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf banker
diplomat
human
politician
burialPlace Rhinebeck Cemetery
businessActivity investment banking
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1824-05-16
dateOfDeath 1920-05-16
endTimeAsUSMinisterToFrance 1885
endTimeAsUSRepresentative 1881
endTimeGovernorshipOfNewYork 1896
endTimeVicePresidency 1893
foundedCompany Morton, Bliss & Co.
livedDuring 19th century
early 20th century
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
notableEvent participated in inauguration of the Statue of Liberty as U.S. Minister to France
notableWork served as 22nd Vice President of the United States
served as Governor of New York
occupation banker
diplomat
politician
orderInOfficeAsGovernorOfNewYork 31
placeOfBirth Shoreham, Vermont
placeOfDeath Rhinebeck
surface form: Rhinebeck, New York
politicalAlignment pro-business Republican
positionHeld Governor of New York
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
United States Ambassador to France
surface form: United States Minister to France

Vice President of the United States
precededInOfficeAsGovernorOfNewYorkBy Roswell P. Flower NERFINISHED
precededInOfficeAsVicePresidentBy Thomas A. Hendricks
religion Presbyterianism
representedDistrict New York's 11th congressional district
residence New York City
Rhinebeck
surface form: Rhinebeck, New York
servedAsVicePresidentUnder Benjamin Harrison
signatureImage signature of Levi P. Morton
spouse Anna Livingston Reade Street
Lucy Young Kimball
startTimeAsUSMinisterToFrance 1881
startTimeAsUSRepresentative 1879
startTimeGovernorshipOfNewYork 1895
startTimeVicePresidency 1889
succeededInOfficeAsGovernorOfNewYorkBy Frank S. Black
succeededInOfficeAsVicePresidentBy Adlai E. Stevenson I
vicePresidentNumber 22

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Benjamin Harrison vicePresident Levi P. Morton
Adlai E. Stevenson I precededBy Levi P. Morton
Bronx Zoo founder Levi P. Morton
Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island hasNotableBurial Levi P. Morton
subject surface form: Swan Point Cemetery
Morton Grove, Illinois namedAfter Levi P. Morton
this entity surface form: Levi Parsons Morton