Jackson Morton
Born: August 10, 1794
Birthplace: Spotsylvania County Virginia
Father: Jeremiah Morton 1766 – 1800
Mother: Mildred Garnett Jackson 1775 – 1800
Brother: U.S. Congressman Jeremiah Morton 1799 – 1878
(Buried: Morton Hall Cemetery, Rhodesville, Virginia)
Wife: Elizabeth Archer 1820 – 1885
Political Party: Whig Party
Education:
1814: Graduated from Washington College
1815: Graduated from College of William and Mary
Occupation before War:
Lumber Businessman in Pensacola, Florida
Successful Lumberman, Merchant, and Planter
Owner of 159 Slaves and estate worth $200,000.00
1836 – 1837: Member of Florida legislative Council
1837: President of Florida legislative Council
1838: Delegate to Florida State Constitutional Convention
1841 – 1845: United States Navy Agent in Pensacola, Florida
1848: Whig Party Presidential Elector
1849 – 1855: United States Senator from Florida
1849 – 1855: Member of Senate Militia Committee
1855 – 1861: Lumber Businessman in Pensacola, Florida
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Florida Delegate to Confederate Provisional Congress
1861 – 1862: Chairman of House Indian Affairs Committee
He was very active in securing Special interest legislation for Florida.
Supported the Central Government and war preparations
Developed hostility towards President Jefferson Davis
Led the fight to prevent conformation of Stephen R. Mallory
Attempted to limit the appointment power.
1862: Withdrew from the race for Confederate States Senator
1862 – 1874: Lived retired at his plantation Mortonia, near Milton, Florida.
Died: November 20, 1874
Place of Death: Mortonia Plantation, near Milton, Florida
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Morton Plantation Family Cemetery, Milton, Florida
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