Lloyd Morey (January 15, 1886September 29, 1965) was an American educator and interim Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts (1956–1957). Born in Laddonia, Missouri, Morey went to the Gem City Business College in

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. He then received his bachelor's degrees in English and music from

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. He worked at the University of Illinois as a bookkeeper, comptroller and eventually became president of the University of Illinois system in 1954 retiring in 1955. In July 1956, the

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named Morey Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts and he served until January 1956. Morey died in

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of a heart attack on September 29, 1965.'Lloyd Morey Dies; Headed U. of Illinois-Filled Out State Term of Auditor Hodge,' Chicago Tribune, September 30, 1965, section 1C, pg. 10

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1886 births 1965 deaths 20th-century Illinois politicians Auditors of Public Accounts of Illinois Leaders of the University of Illinois People from Audrain County, Missouri University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni 20th-century American academics {{Illinois-politician-stub