John W. Morton (Tennessee politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Politician and White Supremacist
Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1842
Place of Birth: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Date of Death: 21-Nov-1914
Profession: military officer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About John W. Morton (Tennessee politician)
- 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.
- He served as the Tennessee Secretary of State from 1901 to 1909.
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