William Fellowes Morgan, Sr.

William Fellowes Morgan, Sr.

William Fellowes Morgan, Sr. (1861-1943) also known as W. Fellowes Morgan was president of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. He graduated from Columbia University in 1880 and pioneered the use of refrigeration in warehouses. His children include: William Fellowes Morgan, Jr..

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*Washington Post; June 16, 1907. W. Fellowes Morgan, secretary of the United States Golf Association, today announced the entries for the national open gold championship, which will be decided over the links of the Philadelphia, Cricket Club on Thursday and Friday of next week.
*Time; Monday, February 15, 1932; Toastmaster and organizer of the banquet was William Fellowes Morgan (Columbia, 1880), president of the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness. Patrician, handsome and ruddy at 71, he is rich (warehouses, refrigerating), High Church Episcopalian (president of the Church Pension Fund), a famed after-dinner speaker and clubman. Toastmaster Morgan, member of the Columbia Society of the Early 80's, was Columbia's second alumni trustee (1910 to 1916).


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