This article is about the Governor of Massachusetts. For his son, see Marcus Morton (judge). For the poet, see Morton Marcus.
Marcus Morton
16th & 18th Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 17, 1843 – January 9, 1844
Lieutenant
Henry H. Childs
Preceded by
John Davis
Succeeded by
George N. Briggs
In office January 18, 1840 – January 7, 1841
Lieutenant
George Hull
Preceded by
Edward Everett
Succeeded by
John Davis
In office Acting: February 6, 1825 – May 26, 1825
Preceded by
William Eustis
Succeeded by
Levi Lincoln Jr.
12th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office May 31, 1824 – May 26, 1825
Governor
William Eustis (1824–1825) Himself (1825)
Preceded by
Levi Lincoln Jr.
Succeeded by
Thomas L. Winthrop
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office 1825–1840
Appointed by
Levi Lincoln Jr.
Preceded by
Levi Lincoln Jr.
Succeeded by
Theron Metcalf (1848)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
Preceded by
Laban Wheaton
Succeeded by
Francis Baylies
Personal details
Born
(1784-02-19)February 19, 1784 or (1784-12-19)December 19, 1784 East Freetown, Massachusetts
Died
February 6, 1864(1864-02-06) (aged 79) Taunton, Massachusetts
Political party
Democratic-Republican Democratic Free Soil
Spouse
Charlotte Hodges
Children
Marcus Morton Nathaniel Morton
Alma mater
Brown University
Profession
Lawyer
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Marcus Morton (1784 – February 6, 1864) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Taunton, Massachusetts. He served two terms as the governor of Massachusetts and several months as Acting Governor following the death in 1825 of William Eustis. He served for 15 years as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, all the while running unsuccessfully as a Democrat for governor. He finally won the 1839 election, acquiring exactly the number of votes required for a majority win over Edward Everett. After losing the 1840 and 1841 elections, he was elected in a narrow victory in 1842.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party was highly factionalized, which contributed to Morton's long string of defeats. His brief periods of ascendancy, however, resulted in no substantive Democratic-supported reforms, since the dominant Whigs reversed most of the changes enacted during his terms. An opponent of the extension of slavery, he split with longtime friend John C. Calhoun over that issue, and eventually left the party for the Free Soil movement. He was considered by Martin Van Buren as a potential vice presidential running mate in 1848.
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