Morton, Azie Taylor (c. 1936–2003)
Morton, Azie Taylor (c. 1936–2003)
African-American government official. Born c. 1936; died Dec 7, 2003, in Austin, TX; graduate of Huston-Tillotson College, 1956; m. James Morton (died Jan 2003); children: Virgie Floyd and Stacey Hurst.
Served on President John F. Kennedy's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity; was an observer for presidential elections in Haiti, Senegal and the Dominican Republic; appointed by Jimmy Carter, was the only African-American to serve as US treasurer (1977–81).
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