Chet Morgan (politician)

{{Short description|American politician (1937–2018)}}

Chester W. "Chet" Morgan (18 May 1937 – 14 July 2018) was an American politician.

He was born in Manchester, Connecticut, on 18 May 1937, to parents Chester E. Morgan and Joanne, née Way. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1955, he married Sylvia McCarthy in 1957. The couple moved to Vernon in 1960, where they raised a family. Morgan enlisted in the Connecticut Army National Guard, serving thirty years and attaining the rank of sergeant major.{{cite news |title=Chester W. Morgan Chet |url=http://www.courant.com/obituaries/hc-obituary-chester-w-morgan-chet-20180717-story.html |accessdate=12 August 2018 |work=Hartford Courant |date=17 July 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813010851/http://www.courant.com/obituaries/hc-obituary-chester-w-morgan-chet-20180717-story.html |archivedate=13 August 2018 |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{cite news |last1=Vasile |first1=Zachary F. |title=‘Chet’ Morgan remembered fondly as dedicated public servant |url=http://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/vernon/chet-morgan-remembered-fondly-as-dedicated-public-servant/article_5edd6928-8aa9-11e8-83ba-9b4520c64c49.html |accessdate=12 August 2018 |work=Journal Inquirer |date=18 July 2018}} He was first elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1976, remaining in office until 1983. Morgan then served two terms on the city council and worked for the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control in the 1990s.{{cite news |last1=Gentile |first1=Gary |title=Cl&p To Remove Contaminated Soil |url=https://www.courant.com/1995/05/03/clp-to-remove-contaminated-soil-2/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |work=Hartford Courant |date=3 May 1995}}{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Lee |title=A Very Polite Political Season |url=https://www.courant.com/2001/10/24/a-very-polite-political-season/ |access-date=12 August 2018 |work=Hartford Courant |date=24 October 2001}} Morgan resigned from his position on the municipal zoning and planning commission in 2001 to contest the Vernon mayoralty. Outside of public and military service, Morgan worked for Pratt & Whitney and Kaman Aerospace.

He died at Manchester Memorial Hospital on 14 July 2018, aged 81.