David Lawrence Morril | |
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| United States Senator fromNew Hampshire | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Bell |
| 10thGovernor of New Hampshire | |
| In office June 3, 1824 – June 7, 1827 | |
| Preceded by | Levi Woodbury |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Pierce |
| Speaker of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| Preceded by | George B. Upham |
| Succeeded by | Henry B. Chase |
| Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1808–1816 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1772-06-10)June 10, 1772 |
| Died | January 28, 1849(1849-01-28) (aged 76) Concord,New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Wallace, Lydia Poore |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College University of Vermont (J.D.) |
David Lawrence Morril (June 10, 1772 – January 28, 1849) was an American politician, attorney, physician and minister. He served as aU.S. Senator for New Hampshire from 1817 to 1823, and was the tenth governor of New Hampshire, serving from 1824 until 1827.
Morril was born to Samuel and Anna (Lawrence) Morril inEpping in theProvince of New Hampshire on June 10, 1772.[1] He graduated fromPhillips Exeter Academy andDartmouth College, and later received hislaw degree from theUniversity of Vermont.
He worked as a clergyman, called to the Congregational Presbyterian Church in 1802 inGoffstown, New Hampshire, where he served for years.[2]
In 1808, Morril was elected as a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives; he served until 1816.[3] In his last term in 1816, he was elected by the House as Speaker.[4]
The legislature elected him as theU.S. Senator from New Hampshire in 1817, and he served until 1823.
In 1824 Morril was elected as Governor of New Hampshire, serving from June 3, 1824, to June 7, 1827. In the 1824 election, Morril received the most votes; however, because he failed to win a majority of the votes cast, the election had to be decided by the legislature. Morril was elected by a vote of 163 to 43 during a joint meeting of the New Hampshire legislature.[3] In the 1825 election, Morril ran unopposed; in the 1826 election, Morril defeated his opponentBenjamin Pierce by 5,392 votes. In the 1827 election, Morril was defeated by Pierce by an overwhelming margin: Benjamin Pierce won 21,166 votes out of 27,411 cast.[5]
Morril was married twice to Jane Wallace & Lydia Poore, whom he had four children with. He is buried in theOld North Cemetery,Concord, New Hampshire, near the grave of PresidentFranklin Pierce.[6][7]
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| First | National Republican nominee forGovernor of New Hampshire 1824, 1825, 1826,1827 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 2) from New Hampshire 1817–1823 Served alongside:Jeremiah Mason,Clement Storer,John F. Parrott | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of New Hampshire 1824–1827 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 1816–1816 | Succeeded by |
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