Azie Taylor Morton (February 1, 1936 – December 7, 2003) was the Treasurer of the United States during the Carter administration from September 12, 1977, to January 20, 1981.

[1] Morton was born to Fleta Hazel Taylor in a rural African-American enclave called the St. John Colony in the farming community of Dale, Texas.

Before becoming treasurer, Taylor served on President John F. Kennedy's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.

The couple had two daughters, Virgie Floyd and Stacey Terry, who later brought them two granddaughters and four great-grandchildren.

[4] On December 6, 2003, Morton suffered a stroke at her home in Bastrop County, Texas, and she died of complications the next day.