Born in Sheffield, Bershire county, Massachusetts, January 5, 1809. His early life was that of a farmer boy and his early education was trained at the common schools, but this he has supplemented by extensive reading, and being a close observer, and a man of large experience. He has acquired an education of no mean order. He removed to Trumbull county, Ohio in 1828, and in 1829 he removed to Mercer county Pennsylvania, and was engaged in teaching school. He remained there about one year and returned to Ohio and engaged in the comb manufacturing business with satisfactory results. In 1851 he went to California and remained there two years, and his operations were favored here as elsewhere. After his return from California he came to this State, and in 1854 made his home in Keokuk county, where he has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising. His homestead includes 160 acres of choice land, with fine improvements. He represented the county in the State Legislature in 1857, and was again elected to the same position in 1865, and served with credit to his county and honor to himself. He has also served as trustee of the State Agricultural College at Ames. He was married to Miss Sylvia Mallory November 9, 1828. Mr. Morgan is emphatically a self-made man, commencing life without a penny, he has, by his own unaided energy, industry and perseverance made for himself a competency.

Born in Sheffield, Bershire county, Massachusetts, January 5, 1809. His early life was that of a farmer boy and his early education was trained at the common schools, but this he has supplemented by extensive reading, and being a close observer, and a man of large experience. He has acquired an education of no mean order. He removed to Trumbull county, Ohio in 1828, and in 1829 he removed to Mercer county Pennsylvania, and was engaged in teaching school. He remained there about one year and returned to Ohio and engaged in the comb manufacturing business with satisfactory results. In 1851 he went to California and remained there two years, and his operations were favored here as elsewhere. After his return from California he came to this State, and in 1854 made his home in Keokuk county, where he has since been engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising. His homestead includes 160 acres of choice land, with fine improvements. He represented the county in the State Legislature in 1857, and was again elected to the same position in 1865, and served with credit to his county and honor to himself. He has also served as trustee of the State Agricultural College at Ames. He was married to Miss Sylvia Mallory November 9, 1828. Mr. Morgan is emphatically a self-made man, commencing life without a penny, he has, by his own unaided energy, industry and perseverance made for himself a competency.