Morgan, George W
soldier, congressman, was born Sept. 20, 1820, in Washington, Pa. In 1843 he settled at Mount Vernon, Onio, and adopted the profession of the law. He served in the Mexican war as colonel of the second Ohio infantry, and for his services at the battles of Contreras and Churubusco was brevetted a brigadier-general in the regular army. In 1855 he was appointed consul at Marseilles. In 1858 was appointed minister resident at Lisbon. In 1866 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the fortieth congress; and was reelected to the forty-first and forty-second congresses as a democrat.
MORGAN, GEORGE WASHBOURNE, organist, was born April 9, 1822, in England. He has been organist of St. Thomas' and Grace episcopal churches, and St. Ann's and St. Stephen's Roman catholic churches, and of the Brooklyn tabernacle.
He has played in various parts of the United States with much success, and since 1880 has given annual organ recitals at Chickering hall.