Rogers Morton

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Rogers Morton
39th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office January 29, 1971 – April 30, 1975
Under President	Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Walter Joseph Hickel
Succeeded by	Stanley K. Hathaway
22nd United States Secretary of Commerce
In office May 1, 1975 – February 2, 1976
Under President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Frederick B. Dent
Succeeded by	Elliot Richardson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district
In office January 3, 1963 – January 29, 1971
Preceded by	Thomas F. Johnson
Succeeded by	William Oswald Mills
Born	September 19, 1914 Louisville, Kentucky
Died	April 19, 1979 (aged 64) Easton, Maryland
Political party	Republican
Religion	Episcopalian

Rogers Clark Ballard Morton (September 19, 1914 – April 19, 1979) was a U.S. Republican political figure.

Morton was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from Yale University in 1937 where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Wolf's Head Society. During World War II, Morton served in the United States Army reaching the rank of captain. He was elected to the U.S. Congress, serving the 1st Congressional district of Maryland from 1963 - 1971, and was a Vice Presidential hopeful at the 1968 Republican National Convention. Morton was the chairman of the Republican National Committee between 1969 and 1971. He was the Secretary of the Interior between 1971 and 1975. Finally, he was the Secretary of Commerce in 1975. He died in Easton, Maryland, in 1979.

His brother, Thruston B. Morton, was also chairman of the Republican National Committee and served in the United States House of Representatives with him. Thruston B. Morton also served two terms in the United States Senate.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Thomas F. Johnson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Maryland's 1st District 1963 – 1971	Succeeded by William O. Mills
Preceded by Walter Joseph Hickel	United States Secretary of the Interior 1971 –1975	Succeeded by Stanley K. Hathaway
Preceded by Frederick B. Dent	United States Secretary of Commerce May 1, 1975–February 2, 1976	Succeeded by Elliot Richardson

United States Secretaries of the Interior

Ewing • McKennan • Stuart • McClelland • Thompson • C Smith • Usher • Harlan • Browning • Cox • Delano • Chandler • Schurz • Kirkwood • Teller • Lamar • Vilas • Noble • M Smith • Francis • Bliss • Hitchcock • Garfield • Ballinger • Fisher • Lane • Payne • Fall • Work • West • Wilbur • Ickes • Krug • Chapman • McKay • Seaton • Udall • Hickel • Morton • Hathaway • Kleppe • Andrus • Watt • Clark • Hodel • Lujan • Babbitt • Norton • Kempthorne

United States Secretaries of Commerce

Secretaries of Commerce & Labor: Cortelyou • Metcalf • Straus • Nagel Secretaries of Commerce: Redfield • Alexander • Hoover • Whiting • Lamont • Chapin • Roper • Hopkins • Jones • Wallace • Harriman • Sawyer • Weeks • Strauss • Mueller • Hodges • Connor • Trowbridge • Smith • Stans • Peterson • Dent • Morton • Richardson • Kreps • Klutznick • Baldrige • Verity • Mosbacher • Franklin • Brown • Kantor • Daley • Mineta • Evans • Gutierrez