Daniel Oliver Morton (November 8, 1815 – December 5, 1859) was a lawyer from Toledo, Ohio, who was a United States Attorney and Mayor of Toledo.
Education Daniel Oliver Morton was born November 8, 1815, at Shoreham, Vermont, son of Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton (1788–1852) and Lucretia Parsons Morton (1789–1862). He was the oldest of six children of the couple, including his brother, Vice President Levi P. Morton.Leach 1894 : 35 He graduated with honors from Middlebury College in the class of 1833.Leach 1894 : 37Harney 1888 : 246 He removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and studied law in the offices of Hiram V. Willson & Henry B. Payne.
Professional After admission to the bar, Morton moved to Toledo, Ohio, where he practiced. A Democrat, he served on the Toledo City Council and as City Attorney before serving as Mayor of Toledo from 1849 to 1850.Doyle 1919 : 91Scribner 1910 : 240 Morton was also appointed a Master Commissioner in Chancery for the courts of Lucas County. In 1852 and 1853, Morton was one of three Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings who reformed Ohio's Code of Civil Procedure. He was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Ohio in 1854 by Franklin Pierce.Southern District In 1855, the district was divided into Northern and Southern Districts by , and Morton became Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, serving until 1857.
Personal life Morton was married to Elizabeth A. Tyler (1817–1873) on December 31, 1839, at Ohio City, Ohio. They had seven children at Toledo, four of whom died in childhood.Leach 1894 : 39 He died December 5, 1859, at Toledo, and was buried there.
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