Occupation Admiralty law Great-grandparents J. P. Morgan Parents Henry Sturgis Morgan | Name Henry Morgan Years active 1978 - 1990 | |
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Spouse(s) Fanny Gray Little (m. 1945–72), Jean Alexandra McCain (m. 1973–2011) Relatives J. P. Morgan (great-grandfather), Charles Francis Adams III (grandfather), Adm. John S. McCain, Jr. (father-in-law), Sen. John S. McCain III (brother-in-law) Grandparents J. P. Morgan, Jr., Jane Norton Grew Similar People Henry Sturgis Morgan, J P Morgan - Jr, Charles Francis Adams III, Arthur W Radford, Joseph Stalin | ||
Henry Sturgis Morgan Jr. (August 10, 1924 – May 6, 2011) was a United States Navy rear admiral and maritime lawyer. His father, Henry Sturgis Morgan Sr., was the co-founder of Morgan Stanley and his great-grandfather was J. P. Morgan, founder of J.P. Morgan & Co.
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Early life
Henry Sturgis Morgan Jr. was born August 10, 1924 in Oyster Bay, New York to Henry Sturgis Morgan Sr. (1900–1982) and Catherine Frances Lovering Adams (1902–1988), the daughter of Frances Lovering and Charles Francis Adams III, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under Hoover, and a direct descendant of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. His younger brother was John Adams Morgan (b. 1930).
Morgan graduated Groton School and Harvard University class of 1946.
Career
Morgan joined the Navy in 1942 and was commissioned in 1944. Morgan commanded USS Tusk (SS-426) June 29, 1957 to May 4, 1959, USS Fulton (AS-11) May 25, 1966 to February 7, 1968, USS Providence (CLG-6) February 3, 1971 to June 22, 1971, the Fourteenth Naval District, Pearl Harbor beginning in December 1971 and was Commander Naval Forces Korea from June 1972 to April 1975.
Morgan received the Legion of Merit.
Personal life
On March 28, 1945, he married Fanny Gray Little of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Before their divorce in 1972, they had four children:
His second wife was Jean Alexandra McCain, daughter of Admiral John S. McCain, Jr. (1911–1981) and sister to U.S. Senator John McCain (b. 1936), and was married to her for 38 years until his death. He died in Annapolis, Maryland May 6, 2011 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.