Henry James Morgan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henry James Morgan

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1842

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1913

Profession: historian, civil servant, author, editor

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Henry James Morgan

  • Henry James Morgan (November 14, 1842 – December 27, 1913) was a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, author and editor, probably best known for publishing collections of biographical sketches of notable Canadians.The son of Robert Morgan, a Scottish veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and Mary Ann Proctor, he was born in Quebec City.
  • His father died in 1846 and Morgan began work as a page in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1853.
  • During the late 1850s, he also was a correspondent for several newspapers.
  • From 1860 to 1864, he worked as a sessional clerk for the assembly.
  • Morgan was private secretary for Isaac Buchanan and then William McDougall.
  • After Confederation, he was employed as a clerk with the Canadian Department of the Secretary of State.
  • Around this time, he also studied law at McGill College and was called to the Quebec and Ontario bars in 1873.
  • Also in 1873, Morgan was promoted to first-class clerk and was put in charge of the country's state records; he was promoted to chief clerk in 1875.
  • In 1888, he was demoted to first-class clerk after he was accused of misappropriation of funds; Morgan was later cleared of this charge.
  • He retired from the civil service in 1895.In 1873, Morgan married Emily Richards.
  • The couple had three sons and a daughter.In 1862, he published Sketches of celebrated Canadians.
  • From 1862 to 1876, Morgan was editor for the Canadian Parliamentary Companion, the predecessor to the Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  • In 1867, he published the Bibliotheca canadensis, which included biographies and published works for Canadian authors between 1763 and 1867.
  • From 1878 to 1886, he was responsible to the production of The Dominion Annual Register and Review.
  • Morgan published The Canadian Men and Women of the Time in 1898.Morgan was a founding member of the Canada First movement.
  • In 1904, he was named to the Royal Society of Canada.He died in Brockville at the age of 71 and is buried in Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.In 2016, Morgan was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government.

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