History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . Edwin D. Morgan Edwin D. Morgan, 23rd governor (1859-62) ; born at Wash-ington, Mass., February 8, 1811; business man; alderman ofNew York City, 1849; member state senate, 1850-53; state com-missioner of immigration, 1855-58; governor, 1859-62; majorgeneral of volunteers in Union army from September 28, 1861,to January 1, 1863; elected to U. S. senate and served fromMarch 4, 1863, to March 3, 1869; unsuccessful candidate forreelection to senate in 1875; defeated for governor in 1S76;died in New York City, February 14, Ferna
History of the state of New York, political and governmental; . Edwin D. Morgan Edwin D. Morgan, 23rd governor (1859-62) ; born at Wash-ington, Mass., February 8, 1811; business man; alderman ofNew York City, 1849; member state senate, 1850-53; state com-missioner of immigration, 1855-58; governor, 1859-62; majorgeneral of volunteers in Union army from September 28, 1861,to January 1, 1863; elected to U. S. senate and served fromMarch 4, 1863, to March 3, 1869; unsuccessful candidate forreelection to senate in 1875; defeated for governor in 1S76;died in New York City, February 14, Fernando Wood Fernando Wood; born In Philadelphia, Pa., June 14, 1812;moved with his father to New York in 1820; engaged in busi-ness as a shipping merchant and retired in 1850; three timeselected mavor of New York. 1855-1856, 1857-1858 and 1861-186^- elected to the 27th congress (1841-1843) and served alsoin the 38th (1863-1865); reelected to the 40th and the six suc-ceeding congresses, serving from March 4, 1867, to March 3,1881 He was reelected to the 47th congress but died at HotSprings, Ark., February 14, 1881, before the new congressconvened. 1861] THE WAR GOVERNOR 4+9 form for the widest possible distribution among thepeople, apparently in the crazy hope of thus incitinginsurrection in New York in sympathy with that inSouth Carolina—for the very day after Wood de-livered the message the South Carolina forces firedupon the vessel—the Star of the West—that was con-veying supplies to Fort Sumter. The retort of the Legislature was prompt and ex-plicit. It adopted on January 1
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