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Edwin Vernon Morgan (February 22, 1865 – April 16, 1934) was an American diplomat.[1][2]

He was born in Aurora, New York, the grandson of Congressman Edwin Barber Morgan. He attended Phillips Academy and then in 1890 graduated from Harvard University in with a bachelor's degree. Harvard awarded him a masters the following year. He then taught at Harvard and Western Reserve University before entering the United States Foreign Service.[1]

He served as United States Ambassador to Brazil,[3] and served as Minister to Cuba, Paraguay, Uruguay, Portugal, and Korea.[4]

An officer of the Order of the Southern Cross,[5][6] he retired to Petropolis, Brazil, where he died on April 16, 1934.[7][1]

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  1. ^ a b c Edwin V Morgan papers Peabody Essex Museum; accessed Dec 6 2015
  2. ^ Find a Grave - Edwin V Morgan Find a Grave; accessed Dec 6 2015
  3. ^ Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934) US Embassy, Seoul Archived 2011-09-10 at the Wayback Machine Former Chiefs of Mission in Korea - from 1883; accessed Dec 6, 2015
  4. ^ US Dept of State - Office of the Historian - People - Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934) United States Department of State website; accessed Dec 6 2015
  5. ^ "Street Named for Ambassador". The New York Times. July 22, 1934. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  6. ^ "EDWIN V. MORGAN IS DEAD IH BRAZIL; { Served as Ambassador to That Country 21 Years -- a Victim of Angina Pectoris. WAS A HARVARD ALUMNUS Had Been Our Minister to Cuba, ! Paraguay, Portugal and Korea Retired Last Year". The New York Times. April 17, 1934. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  7. ^ Find a Grave - Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934) Find a Grave; accessed Dec 6 2015

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Brazil
1912–1933 		Succeeded by


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Vernon_Morgan