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Marcus Morton (1784 – February 6 1864) was an American lawyer jurist and politician from Taunton Massachusetts. He served two terms as Governor of Massachusetts and several months as Acting Governor following the death in 1825 of William Eustis. He served for 15 years as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court all the while running unsuccessfully as a Democrat for governor.

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active years end date
1825-02-06, 1841-01-07
active years start date
1840-01-18, 1843-01-17
birth date
1784-12-19
birth place
East Freetown Massachusetts
child
Marcus Morton (judge)
death date
1864-02-06
death place
Taunton Massachusetts
governor
William Eustis
lieutenant
George Hull (Massachusetts), Henry H. Childs
order in office
Governor of Massachusetts, 16th & 18th, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district
party
Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic Party (United States), Free Soil Party
successor
John Davis (Massachusetts governor), Thomas L. Winthrop, Francis Baylies, George N. Briggs

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