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[[File:levi%20p%20morton.jpg|right|]][[File:levi%20p%20morton.jpg|right|thumb||Levi P. Morton, c. 1888<br>[[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pga.08325/|Library of Congress]]]]<br>'''Born:''' May 16, 1824

'''Died:''' May 16, 1920

'''Married:''' Lucy Young Kimball (died 1871), Anna Livingston Reade Street

'''Children:''' One child by his first wife; five daughters by his second wife

'''Levi Parsons Morton''' was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district (1879 – 1881), United States Minister to France under President [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield|James A. Garfield]] (1881–1885), the 22nd Vice President of the United States under President [[Benjamin%20Harrison|Benjamin Harrison]] (1889 – 1893), and the 31st Governor of New York (1895 – 1896).

In 1903 Morton had [[Camp%20Eagle%20Island|Camp Eagle Island]] built as a summer retreat in [[Upper%20Saranac%20Lake|Upper Saranac Lake]]; it was designed by noted architect [[William%20L.%20Coulter|William L. Coulter]] and built by contractors [[Trombley%20and%20Carrier|Trombley and Carrier]]. Morton had previously owned [[Pine%20Brook|Pine Brook]] on the nearby mainland.

Morton was popular in France, where his efforts improved commercial relations between the two countries. In October 24, 1881, in Paris, he placed the first rivet in the construction of the Statue of Liberty.

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