Charles B. Morton

Charles Beatty Morton (February 2, 1833 – January 16, 1922) was an American politician from New York.

In April 1861,[2] when Abraham Lincoln first called for "three months' men" to fight in the American Civil War, he enlisted.

[3] Morton was honorably discharged in 1863, at which point he became a recorder for the Board of Enrollment in the 2nd New York District.

In 1871, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Kings County 7th District.

[3] Morton was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Freemasons.