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Following an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 1876 against incumbent [[Tammany Hall|Tammany Machine]]-aligned Democrat Benjamin A. Willis,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451382 NY District 11 Race - Nov 07, 1876]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> he successfully defeated Willis in the 1878 midterms by a landslide<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451389 NY District 11 Race - Nov 05, 1878]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> and would be re-elected in 1880.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=452057 NY District 11 Race - Nov 02, 1880]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref>

Following an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 1876 against incumbent [[Tammany Hall|Tammany Machine]]-aligned Democrat Benjamin A. Willis,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451382 NY District 11 Race - Nov 07, 1876]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> he successfully defeated Willis in the 1878 midterms by a landslide<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=451389 NY District 11 Race - Nov 05, 1878]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> and would be re-elected in 1880.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=452057 NY District 11 Race - Nov 02, 1880]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref>

In the House, Morton viewed his own interests as no different from that of his constituents.<ref name=ussenatebio/> A newspaper reporter described him as:

Morton viewed his own interests as no different from that of his constituents.<ref name=ussenatebio/> A newspaper reporter described him as:

{{cquote|...not a loquacious man, and yet an interesting talker, and one of the pleasantest expressions of his face is that of the respectful, intelligent listener.|||George Alfred Townsend}}

{{cquote|...not a loquacious man, and yet an interesting talker, and one of the pleasantest expressions of his face is that of the respectful, intelligent listener.|||George Alfred Townsend}}