sentences:  Morgan was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence and served from December 1, 1834, to March 3, 1835.He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1836 and 1840.In February 1841, Morgan was appointed by President Martin Van Buren as Collector of the Port of New York to replace Jesse Hoyt who had been involved in the Swartwout-Hoyt scandal.