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John Watson Morton (September 19, 1842 – November 21, 1914) was an American Confederate military officer, farmer and politician. Educated at the Western Military Institute, he entered military service soon after graduation, with the outbreak of war.
John Watson Morton (September 19, 1842 – November 21, 1914) was an American Confederate military officer, farmer and politician. Educated at the Western Military Institute, he entered military service soon after graduation, with the outbreak of war.
Morton, a Democrat, was elected Secretary of State of Tennessee on February 13, 1901 and served two terms ending in 1909. Morton was the author of the 1909 book The Artillery of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry, "the Wizard of the Saddle".
May 23, 2018 · John W. Morton (September 19, 1842 – November 21, 1914) was an American Confederate veteran, farmer and politician. He served as captain of artillery under General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and he was the founder of the Nashville chapter of the Ku Klux Klan after the war.
- Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
- November 21, 1914
- September 19, 1842
John W. Morton (September 19, 1842 – November 21, 1914) was an American Confederate veteran, farmer and politician. He served as captain of artillery under General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and he was the founder of the Nashville chapter...
John Watson Morton (19 September 1842-21 November 1914) was Secretary of State of Tennessee from 1901 to 1909, succeeding William S. Morgan and preceding Hallum W. Goodloe. John Watson Morton was born in Williamson County, Tennessee in 1842, and he moved to Nashville with his parents in 1854.
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John Watson Morton (September 19, 1842 – November 21, 1914) was an American Confederate veteran, farmer and politician. He served as captain of artillery under General Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and he was the founder of the Nashville chapter of the Ku Klux Klan after the war.