{{Short description|American politician (1947–2023)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder
|| | name = Johnny Morgan | image = | state_senate = Mississippi | state = Mississippi | district = 9th | term = January 1984 – January 1992 | preceded = Edgar Overstreet | succeeded = Kay B. Cobb | party = Democratic | birth_date = February 20, 1947 | birth_place = Jackson, Mississippi | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|05|17|1947|02|20|mf=y}} | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Mississippi }} '''Johnny Morgan''' (February 20, 1947 – May 17, 2023)<ref name=ledger1>{{cite news |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/obituaries/jcl147208 |title=Johnny Morgan |date=May 20, 2023 |work=Clarion Ledger |access-date=May 22, 2023}}</ref> was an American politician from Mississippi. He was a Mississippi State Senator from 1983 to 1991 serving as a member of the Democratic Party.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Salter |first=Sid |date=2023-05-24 |title=Johnny Morgan: He understood and believed in bipartisanship and the duty to govern |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/05/24/johnny-morgan-he-understood-and-believed-in-bipartisanship-and-the-duty-to-govern/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Magnolia Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> He also served as a Lafayette County supervisor for eight years from 2003 to 2011<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cutrer |first=Angela |date=2023-05-20 |title=Johnny Morgan left a lasting legacy |url=https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2023/05/20/johnny-morgan-left-a-lasting-legacy/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=The Oxford Eagle |language=en}}</ref>
== Family and education == John Jordan "Johnny" Morgan was born on February 20, 1947, in Jackson to parents Eddie Mack and Beryl Jordan Morgan. He also had a brother named Chip Morgan.<ref name="ledger1" />
He graduated from Oxford High School in 1965 and graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in Business Administration.<ref name="ledger1" />
== Career == Morgan co-founded the Oxford based insurance company Morgan White Insurance in 1987. He also served in the North Mississippi Industrial Development Association and was affiliated with the Mississippi Board of Economic Development.<ref name=":1" />
He also served as President of the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, CEO of Johnny Morgan & Associates Realty Firm, as well as Vice President of Binswanger National.<ref name="ledger1" />
== Career in politics == Morgan served two terms as state senator representing Calhoun, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties from 1983 to 1991.<ref name=":0" />
In 2003 he also served two terms as a member of the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors.<ref name=":0" />
== Death == Morgan died in a plane crash in Washington County, Arkansas on May 17, 2023, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.oxfordeagle.com/2023/05/18/friends-devastated-by-johnny-morgans-sudden-death-in-crash/ |title=Friends 'devastated' by Johnny Morgan's sudden death in crash |date=May 18, 2023 |work=The Oxford Eagle |last=Cutrer |first=Angela}}</ref>
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