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John W. Morton

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Gender Male
Death110 years ago
Date of birth September 19,1842
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Williamson County
Tennessee
United States
Date of died November 21,1914
DiedMemphis
Tennessee
United States
Party Democratic Party
BooksThe Artillery of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry: the Wizard of the Saddle,
SpousAnnie Humphreys; Ellen Bourne Tynes
Education Western Military Institute
Previous positionTennessee Secretary of State
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ID757417
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John Watson Morton 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.

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