Morton McMichael
 Morton McMichael (October 2 1807 – January 6 1879) was mayor of Philadelphia from 1866-1869 and a prominent newspaper publisher.Born in New Jersey to John and Hannah McMichael he moved to Philadelphia while still young. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and then read law and was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1827.Michael became involved in the newspaper field starting in 1826 when he became an editor of The Saturday Evening Post.