Dale, Texas (February 1, 1936 – December 7, 2003)

Azie Taylor Morton, was the 36^th Treasurer of the United States from 1977 to 1981. She remains the only African American to hold that office. Morton once stated, “I was born to a mother who was deaf and could not speak. I do not know who my father is or was. The first job I ever had was in a cotton field.” (Canfield, 2001) She attended Texas Blind, Deaf, and Orphan School, in Austin, as it was the only high school that served black students due to school segregation. In 1952, at the age of 16, Morton graduated from high school and was admitted to Huston-Tillotson University, an HBCU also located in Austin. Morton graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Commercial Education in 1956. Before becoming the US Treasurer, Morton taught at the Crocker School for Girls, a state-sponsored school for delinquents, served as assistant to the President of Huston-Tillotson University, Texas AFL-CIO headquarters in Austin, and the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Her signature was printed on Federal reserve notes issued during time as US Treasurer. In April 2018, Robert E. Lee Road in Austin was renamed Azie Morton Road in her honor.