Morris, George Pope – Morris, Samuel Wells
Morris, George Pope
journalist, author, poet, was born Oct. 10, 1802, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a journalist of New York city; and assisted in founding The New York Mirror, and The Home Journal. He was famous as a songa writer, and now chiefly remembered for such poems as My Mother's Bible; Woodman, Spare that Tree. He was for many years editor of The Home Journal, and one of the prominent literary figures of the metropolis. He was the author of Briarcliff, a drama; The Little Frenchman; and Poems. He died July 6, 1864, in New York city.
Morris, George Sylvester
educator, author, was born Nov. 15, 1840, in Norwich, Vt. He was an educator and philosophical writer, who was professor at the university of Michigan in 1870. He was the author of British Thought and Thinkers; Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, a Critical Exposition; Philosophy and Christianity; and Hegel's Philosophy of the State and of History. He died in 1889.
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.
Morris, Harrison Smith
author, poet, was born in 1856 in Pennsylvania.
He is the author of A Duet in Lyrics (verse, with J. A. Henry); Madonna, and Other Poems. He has edited Tales from Ten Poets; In the Yule Log Glow; and Where Meadows Meet the Sea, and an edition of Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare with a continuation and completion.
Morris, Herbert William
clergyman, author, was born July 21, 1818, in Wales. He is a presbyterian clergyman; since 1877 retired from the ministry and devoted to literary pursuits. He is the author of Science and the Bible; Present Conflict of Science with Religion; The Testimony of the Ages; The Celestial Symbol Interpreted; and Natural Law and Gospel Teachings.
Morris, Isaac Newton
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 22, 1812, in Bethel, Ohio. In 1841 he was chosen president of the Illinois and Michigan Canal company; and in 1846 was elected to the state legislature from Adams county. In 1856 he was elected a representative from Illinois to the thirtyfifth congress, and re-elected to the thirtysixth congress. In 1869 he was appointed a commissioner for the Pacific railroad.
Morris, James Cheston
physician, author, was born May 28, 1831, in Philadelphia. He is a Philadelphia physician; and the author of The Milk Supply of Large Cities; The Water Supply of Philadelphia; and Annals of Hygiene.
Morris, James R
state legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 10, 1820, in Greene county, Pa. He was a member of congress in 1843 and 1845. Having become a resident of Ohio he was in 1848 elected to the legislature of that state.
In 1860 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-seventh congress; and in 1862 was re-elected to the thirtyeighth congress.
Morris, John Gottlieb
clergyman, author, was born Nov. 14, 1803, in York, Pa. He was a noted lutheran divine of Baltimore, founder of The Lutheran Observer, and long professor of natural history in the university of Maryland. He was the author of Catechumen's and Communicant's Companion; Popular Exposition of the Gospels; Life of John Arndt; Life of Catherine de Bora; The Blind Girl of Wittenberg; Fifty Years in the Lutheran Ministry; The Diet of Augsburg; Journeys of Luther; Luther at Wartburg and Coburg; and Lutheran Doctrine of the Lord's Supper.
Morris, John Victor
clergyman, was born May 23, 1863, in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1889 he graduated from the Adrian college, Mich. He filled pastorates in Ohio for two years; and since 1893 has filled pastorates in Nebraska and Kansas. He is a member of the northwestern Kansas conference of the methodist episcopal church.
Morris, Jonathan D
lawyer, congressman, was born in 1804 in Clermont county, Ohio. He served for twenty years as clerk of the court of common pleas, and of the superior court of Clermont county, Ohio. He was a representative in congress from Ohio from 1849 to 1851. He died May 16, 1875, in Connersville, Ind.
Morris, Joseph
merchant, legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 16, 1795, in Greene county, Pa. In 1824 he was elected sheriff of his native county. In 1829 he removed to Ohio and devoted himself to merchandising. He was elected to the Ohio legislature in 1833 and 1834; and was treasurer of Monroe county for one year. He was elected to congress in 1843, and re-elected in 1845, serving two entire terms. He died Oct. 23, 1854, in Woodsfield, Ohio.
Morris, Lewis
jurist, legislator, governor, was born in 1671 in New York city. He was chief justice of New York and New Jersey for several years; state councillor from 1710 to 1738, acting governor in 1731; and governor of New Jersey from 1738 till his death. He died May 21, 1746, in Kingsbury, N. J.
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, Page
educator, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born June 30, 1853, in Lynchburg, Va. In 1873 he was appointed professor of mathematics in the Texas Military institute, and removed to Austin, Tex.; and in 1876 was elected professor of applied mathematics in the Agricultural and Mechanical college of Texas, located near Bryan, in that state, where he remained for three years. In 1889 he was elected municipal judge of the city of Duluth; in 1894 was elected by the city council of Duluth city attorney; and in 1895 was appointed by the governor district judge of the eleventh judicial district of Minnesota. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican.
PHINEAS MORRIS, PEMBERTON, lawyer, author, was born May 2, 1817, in Bucks county, Pa. He was a lawyer of Philadelphia, professor of law in the university of Pennsylvania since 1862; and the author of The Law of Replevin; and Mining Rights in Pennsylvania.
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
signer of the declaration of independence, was born Jan. 20, 1734, in England. He was a member of the congress of 1776, from Pennsylvania, and signed the declaration of independence, and also the articles of confederation. In 1781 he obtained the control of the American finances, and rendered important services to his adopted country.
He was a member of the convention which framed the present constitution, and signed that instrument. He was chosen a United States senator, serving from 1789 to 1795. He died May 8, 1806, in Philadelphia, Pa.
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.