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'''Levi Parsons Morton''' (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920), also known as '''L. P. Morton''',<ref name=ussenatebio>[https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/morton-levi.htm About the Vice President | Levi Parsons Morton, 22nd Vice President (1889-1893)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> was a U.S. representative from [[New York]] who served as [[Benjamin Harrison]]'s [[vice president]] from 1884 to 1888. Originally aligned with the [[Stalwart]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] as a strong pro-business conservative, he later betrayed the party's priorities by doing little to advance [[anti-lynching legislation]] in addition to supporting [[civil service system|civil service reform]].<ref name=ussenatebio/>
 
'''Levi Parsons Morton''' (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920), also known as '''L. P. Morton''',<ref name=ussenatebio>[https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/vice-president/morton-levi.htm About the Vice President | Levi Parsons Morton, 22nd Vice President (1889-1893)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved November 11, 2021.</ref> was a U.S. representative from [[New York]] who served as [[Benjamin Harrison]]'s [[vice president]] from 1884 to 1888. Originally aligned with the [[Stalwart]] wing of the [[Republican Party]] as a strong pro-business conservative, he later betrayed the party's priorities by doing little to advance [[anti-lynching legislation]] in addition to supporting [[civil service system|civil service reform]].<ref name=ussenatebio/>
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Morton was later elected [[Governors of New York|Governor of New York]], serving from 1895 to 1896.
    
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