Azie Taylor Morton
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Azie Taylor Morton (February 1, 1936 - December 7, 2003) served as Treasurer of the United States during the Carter administration (1977-1981). She remains the only African American to hold that office. Her signature was printed on U.S. currency during her tenure; this is an honor she shared with only several other African Americans.
Morton was born in Dale, Texas and graduated from Huston-Tillotson College in Austin. Her first job was teaching at a school for delinquent girls. Before becoming Treasurer, she served on President John F. Kennedy's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. She was also an election observer for the presidential elections in Haiti, Senegal, and the Dominican Republic; a member of the American Delegation to Rome, Italy for the Enthronement of Pope John Paul II; chair of a People to People Mission to the Soviet Union and China; and a representative to the first African/African American Conference held in Africa.
Azie Taylor married James Homer Morton on May 29, 1965. They had two daughters. On December 6, 2003, she suffered a stroke at her home in Bastrop County, Texas, and died of complications the next day.
External link
- Soulciti.com: Azie Taylor Morton 1936-2003 (http://www.soulciti.com/morton/)
| Preceded by: Francine Irving Neff | Treasurer of the United States 12 September 1977 - 20 January 1981 | Succeeded by: Angela Marie Buchanan |