Morton, Rogers
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| Birthname | Rogers Clark Ballard Morton | ||||
| born on | 19 September 1914 at 12:00 (= 12:00 noon ) | ||||
| Place | Louisville, Kentucky, 38n15, 85w46 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   25°56'  23°53 Asc. 14°17'
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Biography
American politician and government official, he was US Secretary of the Interior and Secretaray of Commerce under Presidents Nixon and Ford respectively. In 1969 Nixon named him Chair of the Republican Party; he served in that role until 1971 when he was appointed to Secretary of the Interior. In March 1975 President Ford asked him to take over as Secretary of Commerce. A few months later, January 1976, Ford appointed him as special advisor to the President.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1973; he died of the disease on April 19, 1979.
Events
- Work : Gain social status 1969 (Republican Party Chair)
- Work : Gain social status 1971 (Cabinet Post: US Secretary of the Interior)
- Health : Medical diagnosis 1973 (Prostate cancer)
- Death by Disease 19 April 1979 at 12:00 noon in Easton, Maryland (Cancer, age 64)
Source Notes
Steinbrecher Collection: Gauquelin Book of American Charts; "Americana Annual" 1970
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Republican Party)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (Two cabinet posts)
