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Jackson Morton
Jackson Morton
Deputy from Florida; to the Provisional Congress; of the Confederate States
	In office; February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
United States Senator; from Florida
	In office; March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1855 Serving with David Yulee 1849–1851; Stephen Mallory 1851–1855;
Preceded by	James Westcott
Succeeded by	David Yulee
Personal details
Born	August 10, 1794; Spotsylvania County, Virginia, US
Died	November 20, 1874 (aged 80); Santa Rosa County, Florida, US
Political party	Whig
Relations	Jeremiah Morton (brother)
Alma mater	Washington College; College of William and Mary;
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Jackson Morton (August 10, 1794 – November 20, 1874) was an American politician. A member of the Whig Party, he represented Florida as a U.S. Senator from 1849 to 1855. He also served as a Deputy from Florida to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.

Early life and education

Morton was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He was the brother of Jeremiah Morton, a U.S. Representative from Virginia. Jackson Morton attended Washington College (present-day Washington and Lee University) and the College of William and Mary. He moved to Santa Rosa County, Florida, in 1820 and engaged in the lumber business.

Political career

In 1836, Morton became a member of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council and served as its president in 1837. In 1838, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention for the first Florida Constitution. He was a United States Navy agent in Pensacola from 1841 to 1845. In 1848, he was a presidential elector on the Whig Party ticket. Morton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1848. He served in the Senate from 1849 to 1855 when he was no longer a candidate for reelection and resumed his lumber business.

As the division over slavery grew between northern and southern states, Morton became active in the development of the Confederacy. On November 30, 1860, he was chosen to represent Santa Rosa County as a delegate of the Florida Secession Convention in Tallahassee. On January 7, 1861, he was appointed to be part of a twelve-person committee to prepare an Ordinance of Secession for Florida.^[1] Morton and George Taliaferro Ward attempted to have the ordinance amended so that Florida would not secede until Georgia and Alabama seceded and so that popular ratification would be required. They were overruled on January 8, 1861, and the ordinance went to a vote as planned.^[2] Morton voted in favor of secession and, on January 10, 1861, by a vote of 62–7, Florida became the third state to leave the United States.

On January 17, 1861, Morton was appointed to be a delegate to the Montgomery Convention for constructing a provisional Confederate government. On February 4, 1861, the delegates met and drafted the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States which was signed by Morton and the rest of the delegates four days later. The delegates at this convention became the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. He served for the duration of the Provisional Congress and, in the month following the Provisional Constitution, he also signed its successor, the Confederate States Constitution.^[1] Morton and Augustus Maxwell were the only people to represent Florida in both the United States Congress and the Confederate States Congress.

Later life and death

Jackson Morton returned to Santa Rosa County and died at his home, "Mortonia", on November 22, 1874. He was interred there in a private cemetery.

References

^ ^a ^b Florida In The Civil War, Chapter 1
^ Freedom First Archived February 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Jackson Morton at The Political Graveyard
United States Congress. "Jackson Morton (id: M001015)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

[autogenerated1-1] Florida In The Civil War, Chapter 1

[2] Freedom First Archived February 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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+{{Infobox officeholder
  | name = Jackson Morton
  | image = JacksonMorton.jpg
- | office = Member of the [[Provisional Confederate States Congress|Provisional C.S. Congress]]<br>from [[Florida]]
+ | office = Deputy from [[Florida]]<br />to the [[Provisional Confederate States Congress|Provisional Congress<br />of the Confederate States]]
  | term_start = February 4, 1861
  | term_end = February 17, 1862
- | predecessor = ''Position established''
+ | predecessor = New constituency
- | successor = ''Position abolished''
+ | successor = Constituency abolished
- | jr/sr2 = United States Senator
+ | jr/sr1 = United States Senator
- | state2 = [[Florida]]
+ | state1 = [[Florida]]
- | term_start2 = March 4, 1849
+ | term_start1 = March 4, 1849
- | term_end2 = March 4, 1855
+ | term_end1 = March 3, 1855
- | alongside2 = {{unbulleted list| [[David Levy Yulee|David Yulee]] 1849–1851 | [[Stephen Mallory]] 1851–1855}}
+ | alongside1 = {{unbulleted list| [[David Levy Yulee|David Yulee]] 1849–1851 | [[Stephen Mallory]] 1851–1855}}
- | predecessor2 = [[James Westcott]]
+ | predecessor1 = [[James Westcott]]
- | successor2 = David Yulee
+ | successor1 = [[David Levy Yulee|David Yulee]]
  | birth_date = {{birth date|1794|08|10}}
- | birth_place = [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
+ | birth_place = [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia]], US
  | death_date = {{death date and age|1874|11|20|1794|08|10}}
- | death_place = [[Santa Rosa County, Florida|Santa Rosa County]], [[Florida]], U.S.
+ | death_place = [[Santa Rosa County, Florida]], US
- | resting_place = Morton Cemetery,<br>Santa Rosa County, Florida, U.S.
- | nationality = [[United States|American]]
  | party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
  | relations = [[Jeremiah Morton]] (brother)
- | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list| [[Washington and Lee University|Washington College]] | [[College of William & Mary|College of William and Mary]]}}
+ | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list| [[Washington and Lee University|Washington College]]|[[College of William & Mary|College of William and Mary]]}}
+ | signature = Signature of Jackson Morton (1794–1874).png
- | footnotes =
 }}
-'''Jackson Morton''' (August 10, 1794 – November 20, 1874) was an American politician. He served as a member of the [[Provisional Confederate States Congress|Provisional C.S. Congress]] from [[Florida]], 1861 to 1862, and [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Florida]], 1849 to 1855.
+'''Jackson Morton''' (August 10, 1794 – November 20, 1874) was an American politician. A member of the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]], he represented Florida as a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from 1849 to 1855. He also served as a Deputy from [[Florida]] to the [[Provisional Confederate States Congress|Provisional Congress of the Confederate States]] from 1861 to 1862.
 ==Early life and education==
-Jackson Morton was born in [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania County]], [[Virginia]]. He was the brother of [[Jeremiah Morton]], a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Virginia]]. Jackson Morton attended Washington College (present-day [[Washington and Lee University]]) and the [[College of William and Mary]]. He moved to [[Santa Rosa County, Florida|Santa Rosa County]], [[Florida]], in 1820 and engaged in the lumber business.
+Morton was born in [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia]]. He was the brother of [[Jeremiah Morton]], a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Virginia]]. Jackson Morton attended Washington College (present-day [[Washington and Lee University]]) and the [[College of William and Mary]]. He moved to [[Santa Rosa County, Florida]], in 1820 and engaged in the lumber business.
-==Political Career==
+==Political career==
-In 1836, Morton became a member of the [[Florida Territorial Legislative Council]] and served as its president in 1837. In 1838, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention for the first [[Florida Constitution]]. He was a [[United States Navy]] agent in Pensacola from 1841 to 1845.  In 1848, he was a [[U.S. Electoral College|presidential elector]] on the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] ticket. Morton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1848. He served in the Senate from 1849 to 1855 and was not a candidate for reelection. He resumed activity in the lumber business after his senate service.
+In 1836, Morton became a member of the [[Florida Territorial Legislative Council]] and served as its president in 1837. In 1838, he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention for the first [[Florida Constitution]]. He was a [[United States Navy]] agent in Pensacola from 1841 to 1845.  In 1848, he was a [[U.S. Electoral College|presidential elector]] on the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] ticket. Morton was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1848. He served in the Senate from 1849 to 1855 when he was no longer a candidate for reelection and resumed his lumber business.
-As the [[slavery]] division grew between northern and southern United States, Morton became active in the development of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]].  On November 30, 1860, he was chosen to represent Santa Rosa County as a delegate of the Florida Secession Convention in [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]].  On January 7, 1861, he was appointed to be part of a twelve-person committee to prepare an [[Ordinance of Secession]] for Florida.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.civilwarhome.com/Florida1.htm Florida In The Civil War, Chapter 1<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Morton and [[George Taliaferro Ward]] attempted to have the ordinance amended so that Florida would not secede until [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Alabama]] seceded and so that popular ratification would be required.  They were overruled on January 8, 1861, and the ordinance went to a vote as planned.<ref>[http://www.coolchange.net/archives/january.htm Freedom First<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Morton voted in favor of secession and, on January 10, 1861, by a vote of 62-7, Florida became the third state to leave the United States.
+As the division over [[slavery]] grew between northern and southern states, Morton became active in the development of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]].  On November 30, 1860, he was chosen to represent Santa Rosa County as a delegate of the Florida Secession Convention in [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]].  On January 7, 1861, he was appointed to be part of a twelve-person committee to prepare an [[Ordinance of Secession]] for Florida.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.civilwarhome.com/Florida1.htm Florida In The Civil War, Chapter 1<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Morton and [[George Taliaferro Ward]] attempted to have the ordinance amended so that Florida would not secede until [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Alabama]] seceded and so that popular ratification would be required.  They were overruled on January 8, 1861, and the ordinance went to a vote as planned.<ref>[http://www.coolchange.net/archives/january.htm Freedom First<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060202223803/http://www.coolchange.net/archives/january.htm |date=February 2, 2006 }}</ref>  Morton voted in favor of secession and, on January 10, 1861, by a vote of 62–7, Florida became the third state to leave the United States.
-On January 17, 1861, Morton was appointed to be a delegate to the Montgomery Convention for constructing a provisional Confederate government. On February 4, 1861, the delegates met and drafted the [[Provisional Confederate States Constitution]] which was signed by Morton and the rest of the delegates four days later. The delegates at this convention became the provisional [[Provisional Confederate States Congress|C.S. Congress]]. He served for the duration of the provisional congress and, in the month following the provisional constitution, he also signed its successor, the [[Confederate States Constitution]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Morton and [[Augustus Maxwell]] were the only people to represent Florida in both the United States Congress and the [[Congress of the Confederate States|Confederate States Congress]].
+On January 17, 1861, Morton was appointed to be a delegate to the Montgomery Convention for constructing a provisional Confederate government. On February 4, 1861, the delegates met and drafted the [[Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States]] which was signed by Morton and the rest of the delegates four days later. The delegates at this convention became the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. He served for the duration of the Provisional Congress and, in the month following the Provisional Constitution, he also signed its successor, the [[Confederate States Constitution]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Morton and [[Augustus Maxwell]] were the only people to represent Florida in both the United States Congress and the [[Congress of the Confederate States|Confederate States Congress]].
-==Later life==
+==Later life and death==
 Jackson Morton returned to Santa Rosa County and died at his home, "Mortonia", on November 22, 1874. He was interred there in a private cemetery.
 ==See also==
+* [[List of slave owners]]
-{{Portal|Biography|Florida|Politics}}
-*[[List of slave owners]]
+* [[List of United States senators from Florida]]
-*[[List of United States Senators from Florida]]
-==Notes==
-{{reflist|30em}}
 ==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*{{Citation|author=Brian R. Rucker|title=Jackson Morton: West Florida's Soldier, Senator, and Secessionist|publisher=Patagonia Pr|year=1990}} ISBN 1-882695-00-3.
+==Further reading==
+* {{Citation|author=Brian R. Rucker|title=Jackson Morton: West Florida's Soldier, Senator, and Secessionist|publisher=Patagonia Pr|year=1990}} {{ISBN|1-882695-00-3}}.
 ==External links==
+* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morton.html#945.65.92 Jackson Morton] at ''[[The Political Graveyard]]''
-*{{CongBio|M001015}}
-*{{Find a Grave|7826211}}
+* {{CongBio|M001015}}
-*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morton.html Jackson Morton] at ''[[The Political Graveyard]]''
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