Henry Sturgis Morgan Jr.
| Henry Sturgis Morgan Jr. | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 10, 1924 Oyster Bay, New York |
| Died | May 6, 2011 (aged 86) Annapolis, Maryland |
| Spouse(s) |
Fanny Gray Little (m. 1945; div. 1972) Jean Alexandra McCain (m. 1973–2011) |
| Parents |
Henry Sturgis Morgan Catherine Adams |
| 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) |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University (1946) George Washington University (Law) |
| Occupation | Admiralty law |
| Military career | |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/ |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1944-1975 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Unit | retirement in 1975 |
| Commands held |
USS Tusk (SS-426) USS Fulton (AS-11) USS Providence (CL-82) Fourteenth Naval District U.S. Naval Forces Korea |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
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.
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.
Morgan joined the Navy in 1942 and was commissioned in 1944. Morgan commanded USS Tusk (SS-426) from June 29, 1957, to May 4, 1959;USS Fulton (AS-11) from May 25, 1966, to February 7, 1968;USS Providence (CLG-6) from February 3 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.
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