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Morris, Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Morris, Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron, 1859–1935, Newfoundland political leader, b. St. John's. He sat (1885–1918) in the Newfoundland parliament and was a delegate to the…

Cadwalader MORRIS, Congress, PA (1741-1795)

MORRIS, Cadwalader, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 19, 1741; attended the rural school; engaged in commercial pursuits and in the management of his estate;…

Calvary MORRIS, Congress, OH (1798-1871)

MORRIS, Calvary, a Representative from Ohio; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now West Virginia), January 15, 1798; attended the common schools; moved to Ohio in 1819 and settled in…

Daniel MORRIS, Congress, NY (1812-1889)

MORRIS, Daniel, a Representative from New York; born in Fayette, Seneca County, N.Y., January 4, 1812; attended the public schools and the Canandaigua Academy in Ontario County, N.Y.; studied…

Gouverneur MORRIS, Congress, NY (1752-1816)

Senate Years of Service: 1800-1803Party: FederalistMORRIS, Gouverneur, (half brother of Lewis Morris and uncle of Lewis Richard Morris), a Delegate and a Senator from New York; born in…

Joseph MORRIS, Congress, OH (1795-1854)

MORRIS, Joseph, (father of James Remley Morris), a Representative from Ohio; born in Greene County, Pa., October 16, 1795; attended the public schools; sheriff of Greene County in 1824; moved…

Lewis MORRIS, Congress, NY (1726-1798)

MORRIS, Lewis, (half brother of Gouverneur Morris and uncle of Lewis Richard Morris), a Delegate from New York; born in Morrisania (now a part of New York City), N.Y., April 8, 1726;…

Mathias MORRIS, Congress, PA (1787-1839)

MORRIS, Mathias, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hilltown, Bucks County, Pa., September 12, 1787; attended the common schools in Newtown and Doylestown, Pa.; studied law; was…

Robert MORRIS, Congress, PA (1734-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1795Party: Pro-AdministrationMORRIS, Robert, (father of Thomas Morris [1771-1849]), a Delegate and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Liverpool, England,…

Thomas Gayle MORRIS, Congress, NM (1919)

MORRIS, Thomas Gayle, a Representative from New Mexico; born in Eastland County, Tex., August 20, 1919; moved to New Mexico; served as an enlisted man in the United States Navy from November…