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Morris, Lewis

signer of the declaration of independence, was born in 1726 in Morrisania, N. Y. He was a delegate from New York to the continental congress from 1775 to 1777; was one of the signers of the declaration of independence; and served in the legislature of New York. He was also in the field, and rose to the rank of major-general of militia. He died Jan. 22, 1798, in New York.

Morris, Lewis R

congressman, was born in 1757. He was a representative in congress from Vermont from 1797 to 1803.

He died in 1825.

Morris, Mathias

congressman, was born in 1785. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1835 to 1839. He died Nov. 9, 1839, in Doylestown, Pa.

Morris, Moses

lawyer, state senator, was born Nov. 8, 1799, in Pittsfield, N. H.

In 1839 he was elected to the New Hampshire state senate; re-elected in 1847, and held this position until his death. He died Jan. 11, 1855, in Washington, D. C.

Morris, Ramsay

actor, author, was born in January, 1858, in New York. He is an actor and playwright of New York city. He dramatized his own novel, Crucify Him, with the title, The Tigress.

Morris, Robert

lawyer, jurist, was born in 1745. He was chief justice of New Jersey during the revolution, and a United States judge of the district court from 1789 to 1815. He died May 2, 1815, in New Brunswick, N. J.

Morris, Robert

author, was born Aug. 31, 1818, in Massachusetts. He was a writer of Lagrange, Ky.; and the author of History of the Morgan Affair; Lights and Shadows of Freemasonry Code of Masonic Law; History of Freemasonry in Kentucky; Freemasonry in the Holy Land; and The Poetry of Freemasonry.

He died July 31, 1888, in Lagrange, Ky.

Morris, Robert Hunter

jurist, governor, was born about 1700 in Morrisania, N. Y. He was justice of New Jersey in 1738-64; member of the council of New Jersey in 1738; and governor of Pennsylvania from 1754 to 1756. He died Jan. 27, 1764, in Shrewsbury, N. Y.

Morris, Robert Tuttle

physician, surgeon, author, was born May 14, 1857, in Seymour, Conn. He is an optimistic philosopher and one of the rising surgeons of New York city. He is the author of a number of works. His best writings are those on scientific and medical subjects.

Morris, Samuel Wells

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Sept. 1, 1786, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was for many years judge of the district court of Tioga county, Pa.; and was a member of the house of representatives in congress from 1837 to 1841. He died May 25, 1847, in Wellsborough, Pa.

Morris, Thomas

jurist, United States senator, congressman, was born Jan. 3, 1776, in Augusta county, Va. In 1806 he was elected to the legislature of Ohio, and represented Clermont county, either in the senate or house, for a period of twenty-four years, doing much to develop the resources of his adopted state. He was chief judge of Ohio; and was elected a senator in congress for the long term from 1833 to 1839. He died Dec. 7, 1844, in Bethel, Ohio.

Morris, Thomas

state legislator, congressman. He was for three years a member of the New York assembly from Ontario county; and was a representative in congress from 1801 to 1803.