Morris, Gouverneur
congressman, United States senator, author, was born Jan. 31, 1752, in Morrisania, N. Y.
In 1775 he was a delegate to the provincial congress from New York, and signed the articles of confederation. He was a commissioner to England in 1789; was the second president of the New York Historical society; and in 1792 was appointed minister to France, and remained in that capacity till 1794. In 1800 he was chosen a senator of the United States from New York, serving three years. He was the author of Observations on the American Revolution; and selections, etc. He died Nov. 6, 1816, in Morrisania, N. Y.