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City Marshal

John T. Morgan

Taylor Police Dept. — Taylor, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 16, 1884

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Marshal Morgan succumbed to wounds sustained two days earlier during an altercation with the owner of a local ice cream parlor. The suspect was tried for the murder and acquitted.

Marshal Morgan had been elected to the position in April 1883.

Survivors

He was survived by his sister.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

142 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Morgan gave the Taylor Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Taylor community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Taylor Police Dept.

Location Taylor, TX

Platform Identity tpd.williamson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 1884

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Acquitted

City Marshal John T. Morgan is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Taylor Police Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Taylor Police Dept.

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John T. Morgan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How John T. Morgan Compares

Years of Service

1.2

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Acquitted

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John T. Morgan is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John T. Morgan was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Others Who Wore This Badge

1 officer from Taylor Police Dept. are honored on badge.nw.