Morton Everel Post

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Morton Everel Post

Morton Everel Post (born December 25, 1840 near Rochester , New York , † March 19, 1933 in Alhambra , California ) was an American politician . Between 1881 and 1885 he represented the Wyoming Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Morton Post attended public schools in his home country. In 1860 he moved to Denver . There he got into the freight business. It transported goods between the Missouri River and the city of Denver. In 1864, he acquired an abundant gold mine in the Montana Territory , which soon brought him considerable wealth. He later sold the mine again for a profit.

Post became a member of the Democratic Party , whose Democratic National Convention he attended as a delegate in 1864. In 1867, Morton Post moved to what would become Wyoming . There he was between 1870 and 1876 member of the administrative commission ( County Commissioner ) in Laramie County . Post also opened its first general store in its new home. He also got into both banking and ranching. From 1878 to 1880, Post served on the territorial legislature of the Wyoming Territory.

Post in the US Congress

In the congressional election of 1880, Morton Post was elected to succeed Stephen Wheeler Downey in the US House of Representatives. Between March 4, 1881 and March 3, 1885, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress . Since Wyoming was not yet a state in the United States at the time, Post had no voting rights in Congress. In 1884 he decided not to run again.

Another résumé

After his tenure in Washington , Post returned to work as a banker and rancher. During an economic crisis in 1888 he lost a large part of his fortune. He moved to Utah in 1890 and to California in 1895. At the beginning of the 20th century he was involved in fruit and wine growing in the Alhambra area. At that time he also got into the real estate business. The profits he made made up for the losses he had suffered in the crisis of 1888, and he became a rich man again. In 1916 he retired. He then lived in Los Angeles and then in Alhambra, where he died in 1933.

Web links

  • Morton Everel Post in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)