Edwin Vernon Morgan Explained

Edwin Vernon Morgan
Ambassador From:United States
Country:Brazil
Term Start:June 4, 1912
Term End:August 23, 1933
Minister From2:United States
Country2:Portugal
Term Start2:August 3, 1911
Term End2:February 11, 1912
President2:William Howard Taft
Minister From3:United States
Country3:Paraguay
Term Start3:June 29, 1910
Term End3:July 8, 1911
President3:William Howard Taft
Minister From4:United States
Country4:Uruguay
Term Start4:March 31, 1910
Term End4:July 8, 1911
President4:William Howard Taft
Minister From5:United States
Country5:Cuba
Term Start5:March 1, 1906
Term End5:January 5, 1910
President5:Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Order6:3rd
Minister From6:United States
Country6:Korea
Term Start6:June 26, 1905
Term End6:November 17, 1905
Successor6:Diplomatic relations ended
President6:Theodore Roosevelt
Birth Date:February 22, 1865
Birth Place:Aurora, New York]], US
Death Place:Petrópolis, Brazil
Resting Place:Cemitério Municipal de Petrópolis, Petrópolis, Brazil
Resting Place Coordinates:-22.509°N -43.1888°W
Relatives:Edwin B. Morgan, grandfather
Profession:Diplomat
Awards:Order of the Southern Cross

Edwin Vernon Morgan (February 22, 1865 – April 16, 1934) was an American diplomat.[1]

He was born in Aurora, New York, the grandson of Congressman Edwin Barber Morgan. He attended Phillips Academy and then in 1890 graduated from Harvard University in with a bachelor's degree. Harvard awarded him a masters the following year. He then taught at Harvard and Western Reserve University before entering the United States Foreign Service.[1]

He served as United States Ambassador to Brazil,[2] and served as Minister to Cuba, Paraguay, Uruguay, Portugal, and Korea.[3] An officer of the Order of the Southern Cross,[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pem.org/library/finding_aids/MSS281_EdwinVernonMorganJournals.pdf Edwin V Morgan papers
  2. http://seoul.usembassy.gov/p_ambs_bios.html Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934) US Embassy, Seoul
  3. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/morgan-edwin-vernon US Dept of State - Office of the Historian - People - Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934)
  4. News: Street Named for Ambassador . July 22, 1934 . The New York Times . 2018-06-17 . en.
  5. News: EDWIN V. MORGAN IS DEAD IH BRAZIL; .