Edwin B. Morgan

Edwin B. Morgan
Member of U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byThomas Y. Howe, Jr.
Succeeded byMartin Butterfield
Personal details
Born
Edwin Barber Morgan

May 2, 1806
Aurora, New York
DiedOctober 13, 1881 (aged 75)
Ledyard, New York
Political partyWhig (1852)
Opposition Party (1854)
Republican (1856)
Spouse
Charlotte Fidelia Wood
(m. 1829; died 1879)
Children3

Edwin Barber Morgan (May 2, 1806 – October 13, 1881) was an entrepreneur and politician from the Finger Lakes region of western New York. He was the first president of Wells Fargo & Company, founder of the United States Express Company, and director of American Express Company. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New York and served for three terms.