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Samuel Hill Morgan, Sr. (1863-1936), son of Samuel H. Morgan and Flora Abigail Smith, married Wilhelmina Meyers in 1886. They had eight children and were longtime residents of Guyton in Effingham County, Georgia. Samuel Morgan, Sr. served as the mayor of Guyton, on the board of Regents of the University of Georgia, on the Effingham County board of education, on the Effingham County Commission, and as a senator in the first district in the Georgia Assembly. In 1904, he founded the Savannah Buggy Company (later renamed Morgans, Inc.), a leading dealer in industrial and farming supplies. After his death, three of his sons took over the company: G. Philip Morgan (1892-1953), W. Jason Morgan (1897-1944), and Samuel Hill Morgan, Jr. G. Philip Morgan (1892-1953) served as chairman of the board of Morgan's Inc., was chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Forestry Commission and referred to as the "father of Georgia's forestry program". G. P. Morgan also served as vice chairman of the Coastal Highway Commission, and as admiral on Georgia Governor Herman E. Talmadge's staff. Edward Morgan, son of G. Philip Morgan, was in the first graduating class at Armstrong Junior College (now Armstrong Atlantic State University) in Savannah, Georgia. He developed a rotary wheel assembly for the United States government and has a patent on a rotary diesel engine. He served as vice president and later president of Morgans, Inc. and is a long time member of the Savannah Benevolent Association. E. Morgan authored several booklets including, "Addendum Quail on Toast at 30,000 Feet", "Memories of a Healing Man: The Wonderful and Wacky World of Dr. J. C. Metts, Sr.", "Hymnody and Happiness: Inspirational Stories of F. Bland Tucker, D.D.", and "Community Service: Sister Mary Cornile Dulohery and her Spiritual Leadership in Savannah". He also dictated a book entitled, Quail on Toast at 30,000 Feet" by Adele Dominy.

From the description of Morgan family papers, 1911-2008. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 587751217

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