Samuel Dold Morgan 
Samuel Dold was born on November 8th, 1798 in Staunton, Augusta, VA.1 Samuel Dold's father was Luther Morgan and his mother was Anna ("Nancy") Cameron Dold. His paternal grandparents were Gideon Morgan and Patience Cogswell; his maternal grandparents were Philip Dold and Unknown Miller. He was an only child. He died at the age of 81 on June 10th, 1880 in Nashville, Davidson, TN. He was buried in Buried inside Tennessee state capitol building.1 1 General Notes
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Samuel Dold Morgan and his two brothers were born in Staunton, VA. The family moved, first to Maryville, TN around 1808 and then to Huntsville, AL in 1813. In April, 1823 the three brothers were recorded as partners with their father in the
merchandising firm of "Luther Morgan and Sons" in Huntsville, AL.
Samuel Dold Morgan was married on November 2, 1819 to Matilda Grant Rose Mackintosh of Staunton, VA, born in 1802. The family moved from Huntsville to Nashville, TN in January, 1833, where Morgan became involved in dry goods and banking.
Samuel Dold Morgan was at once a merchant, architect and builder. His firm, Morgan and Company, was one of the largest wholesale importers of dry goods and a manufacturer of clothing; the business was sufficiently sound and respected to be
permitted to issue script money during the Panic of 1837.
On January 30, 1844 he was appointed to the new commission charged with planning a new State Capitol, becomming its president in 1854; he was instrumental in choosing William Strickland of Philadelphia as the architect of this monumental
structure. In 1856 his firm built the Morgan-Reeves Building at 49 Public Square which survived until 1975. During the Civil War he engaged in manufacturing munitions for the Confederates, until Nashville's occupation by Union forces. He was
also a Confederate official, serving as chairman of the Central Bureau of Military Supplies in Nashville during the War. He died an honored citizen of Tennessee, on June 10, 1880, and his remains were interred in the southeast corner of the
State Capitol.
Samuel Morgan was an uncle of General John Hunt Morgan of Alabama, who served with the Confederate Army and led "Morgan's Raiders."
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On June 10, 1980, the hundredth anniversary of Samuel Dole Morgan's death, a ceremony was held at the Tennessee Capitol Building in honor of Mr. Morgan. The State Legislature declared that day to be "Samuel Dold Morgan Day" (Senate Joint
Resolution 351).
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- b.~ 1680 in Preston, New London, CT d.1761 in Preston, New London, CT
- b.24 Jun 1707
- b.May 1728 in Wethersfield, Hartford, CT d.26 Jan 1825 in Wyoming, Philadelphia, PA
- b.15 Jun 1751 in Springfield, Hampden, MA d.15 Nov 1830 in Kingston, Roane, TN
- b.04 Jul 1776 in New Preston, Litchfield, CT d. in Near Nacogdoches, TX
- b.04 Dec 1659 in Ipswich, Essex, MA d.14 Apr 1708
- b.13 Aug 1686 d.17 Apr 1773
- b.28 Nov 1662
- b.19 Jul 1732 in Ipswich, Essex, MA d. in England
- b.1691 d.06 Jun 1771
- b.1751 in Washington, Litchfield, CT d.1831 in Staunton, Augusta, VA
- d.25 May 1732
- b.14 Oct 1733 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT d.05 Nov 1763 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT
- b.24 Sep 1674
- b.17 Jun 1700 d.05 Feb 1758
- b. in Fairfield, Connecticut
- b.08 Nov 1798 in Staunton, Augusta, VA d.10 Jun 1880 in Nashville, Davidson, TN
- b.~ 1715
- b.03 Sep 1743 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA d.19 Dec 1819 in , Augusta, VA
- b.1779 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, VA d. in Near Hot Springs, AK
- b. in Mossy Creek, VA
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