American newspaper publisher and politician (1807-1879)
Morton McMichael
Mayor of Philadelphia
In office January 1, 1866 – January 1, 1869
Preceded by
Alexander Henry
Succeeded by
Daniel M. Fox
Personal details
Born
(1807-10-02)October 2, 1807 Bordentown, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
January 6, 1879(1879-01-06) (aged 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Political party
Jacksonian Democrat Democrat Whig Republican
Spouse
Mary Estell
Alma mater
University of Pennsylvania
Profession
Newspaper publisher
Morton McMichael (October 2, 1807 – January 6, 1879) was an American newspaper editor, publisher, civic leader and mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1866 to 1869.
He worked as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post and Godey's Lady's Book and as editor-in-chief of the Saturday Courier. He co-founded the Saturday Gazette and was publisher of The North American. He chaired the Executive Consolidation Committee that developed the Act of Consolidation of 1854 to expand the borders of the city of Philadelphia and include all of Philadelphia County. He served as president of the Fairmount Park Commission.
McMichael Park, Morton McMichael Elementary School and the McMichael Room in the Philadelphia Union League are all named in his honor.
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would be United States Solicitor General from 1903 to 1909; and Anne MortonMcMichael (born July 31, 1861, in Pa.). Their other children were: Henry Martyn...
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Indiana. In December 1866, Campbell suggested to Philadelphia Mayor MortonMcMichael that the United States Centennial be celebrated with an exposition...
Middle School; and Overbrook High School. Elementary schools include MortonMcMichael Elementary School and Lea Elementary School.[citation needed] Harrity...
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Solicitor General Henry Hoyt Jr. and Anne McMichael (a granddaughter of Philadelphia Mayor MortonMcMichael). Her paternal grandfather was Pennsylvania...
final episode of the mock documentary series Morton & Hayes, created by Phil Mishkin and Rob Reiner. McKean appeared in a number of film roles, including...
Harrison (1874–1958), who married Campbell Emory McMichael (1868–1940), a grandson of Mayor MortonMcMichael, in 1896. Charles Custis Harrison Jr. (1877–1948)...
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the period of the war and that of the reconstruction that followed. MortonMcMichael, Jr. made the lease of 720 Locust Street with Horace Howard Furness...
novels of Frederick Marryat. Godey also partnered with fellow publisher MortonMcMichael and others to publish the Saturday News, a weekly magazine that focused...
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married on April 18, 1867, in a Quaker ceremony before then-mayor MortonMcMichael. They moved to the home of Lucretia's parents, Mr. and Dr. Longshore...
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