Alton E. Morgan (June 3, 1932 – March 16, 2022) was an American accountant and politician in Maine. Morgan was born in

Gardiner, Maine Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture. Gardiner is a nationally accredit ...

. He was raised in

Randolph, Maine Randolph is a town and a census-designated place (CDP) in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,743 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Randolph, Massachusetts. Randolph is included in the Augusta, Maine micropoli ...

, and graduated from Gardiner High School. Morgan went to

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

and graduated from

University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Gorham and Portland, Maine, United States. It is the southernmost university in the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universities, Go ...

. He served in the

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and served as an accountant. Morgan served on the South Portland School Board. He also served in the

Maine House of Representatives The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via ...

in 1997 and 1998 and was a

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. He died at Seaside Skilled Rahab Center in

Portland, Maine Portland is the List of municipalities in Maine, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat, seat of Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolit ...

. Morgan died on March 16, 2022, at the age of 89.

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1932 births 2022 deaths Politicians from Gardiner, Maine Military personnel from Maine Georgetown University alumni University of Southern Maine alumni Businesspeople from Maine School board members in Maine Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Maine Legislature {{Maine-MERepresentative-stub