The Newtown bee., 1888-11-16
HON D. N. MORGAN.

HUN U. ". phONoANs
 Hon Daniel Nash Morgan, president of the City National bank, is a native of Newtown and was born August IS, 1S44. His father, Ezra Morgan, was a descend ant of one of the oldest families in the State and represented Newtown in the Legislature, besides holding many inn portant offices. He kept store in the western part of the town, near the Red ding line, at what is still called Morgan's Four Corners. Here Daniel N. began his mercantile career as clerk, at the age of l6. He was afterward partner in the Newtown firm of Morgan < Booth CD. N. Morgan, l.. B. Booth), where he remained nearly three years. Removing to Bridgeport in 1869, he entered the firm of Birdsey & Morgan, dry and fancy goods dealers and remained here for a number of years, displaying the same business sagacity and tact for which he had already become noted and which has brought him such q measure of success.
 In 1876, and subsequently,, he spent much time travelling in Europe and in various parts of the United States. Let ters, written home during these journeys, were published and read with delight be- cause of their accurate description of per sons, places and things, their original and entertaining style and their freedom from the dry conventionalities which so often render such letters dry and unprof- itable. He has received many compli- ments for the manner in which he drew pen pictures of notable events and per sons with which he was impressed dur ing his travels and was once told by John D. Candee, then editor of the Standard, "lf had your powers of description, l should consider myself fortunate"
 Besides his duties as president of the City National bank, to which position he was chosen in 1879, he is vice president and director of the Bridgeport hospital, senior warden of Trinity parish (of which he was long clerk and warden), large stocllholder in the Keller Piano Co.,, first vice president of the Mechanics & Farmers savings bank (which occupies rooms in the same building and is spoken of elsewhere), vice president and chair man of the executive committee of the Sl,000, 900 Consolidated Rolling Stock Co. and is connected with many other important business enterprises in the city.
 His official life is no less varied and honorable, for he was member of the common council for two years, mayor in 1880 and 1881, member of the lower house of the Legislature in 1883 and State Sen ator in lSS4-lSSG. He has served on the Board of Education and in other respon- sible positions, always with credit to himself and the interests which he repre- sented.
 Mir Morgan is a member of various se- cret and social organizations and was for two years W. NJ. of Corinthian lodge, residence on Golden Hill, where hospit- able cheer is never wanting.
 In connection with his banking inter ests, it may not be amiss to note that, during the 10 years in which Mayor Nor gan has been president of the City Ma tional, after paying s per cent. annually in dividends, the assets are now over S100,000 more than when he became con nected with the bank and the stock has risen in value from SIP to $50 per share. The Mechanics & Farmers bank, of which he is a trustee, has also increas- ed rapidly in wealth and prosperity. The deposits have risen from $50, ,000 to $750,- 900 and are increasing at the rate of $100,000 yearly.
 That the location occupied by these banks is convenient of access for busi- ness men and depositors is proved by these figures and by the further fact that the City savings bank, which for mum. Der of years occupied the rooms now fill ed by the Mechanics te Farmers, did an extensive business, increasing as the years rolled by.
 That Hon D. N. Morgan is a self made man goes without saying. He has risen, through his own efforts alone, from clerk in his fathers country store to one of the foremost positions in the city. And he is still young man; but little more than half mans allotted course has been run. It is easy to say that honors await him in the years to come and it is equally easy to say that the future holds in store greater and more enduring laurels than have yet been bestowed upon him. But in this case, it is prediction founded upon we'll established facts whose fulfill ment is, we believe, but a matter of a few years.