Edwin Denison Morgan (1811-1883) was a prominent Whig turned Republican who served as Governor of New York from 1859-1862.
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) was the leading financier in the United States.
I have often read that the two men were distantly related, but I have never seen a demonstration that this was true. I have traced the connection. As shown in the attached document, they were sixth cousins.
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