Lewis Richard Morris | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's2nd district | |
| In office May 22, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Buck |
| Succeeded by | James Elliot |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1795–1797 1803–1808 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1760-11-02)November 2, 1760 Scarsdale,Province of New York,British America |
| Died | December 29, 1825(1825-12-29) (aged 65) Springfield,Vermont,U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Hulda Theodosia Olcott Ellen Hunt |
| Parent(s) | Richard Morris Sarah Ludlow |
Lewis Richard Morris (November 2, 1760 – December 29, 1825) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as aUnited States representative fromVermont.
Morris was born inScarsdale in theProvince of New York to Sarah Ludlow (1730–1791) andRichard Morris (1730–1810), Chief Justice of theNew York Supreme Court from 1779 to 1790. Morris attended the common schools. While in his teens, Morris served as an aide to GeneralPhilip Schuyler and then to GeneralGeorge Clinton (vice president) during theAmerican Revolutionary War.[1] Morris was a nephew ofGouverneur Morris andLewis Morris.[2]
In 1786, Morris moved toSpringfield in theVermont Republic and established himself as a businessman, landowner and politician. He served asSecretary of Foreign Affairs from 1781 to 1783. He was a member of the Springfield meeting-house committee in 1785 and wastax collector in 1786 and 1787. He served as aselectman on the town council in 1788, and as town treasurer from 1790 to 1794.[3] Morris wasWindsor Countycourt clerk from 1789 to 1796. He served as judge of the Windsor County court until 1801.
Morris was clerk of theVermont House of Representatives in 1790 and 1791, and was a member of the convention to ratify theUnited States Constitution.[4] He was secretary of the constitutional convention in Windsor in 1793. Morris attended the Vermont ratifying convention inBennington, Vermont, where he voted in support of the Constitution. On March 4, 1791, PresidentGeorge Washington appointed him the firstU.S. Marshal of the District of Vermont. He served as Marshal until 1794 and was succeeded by his deputy,Jabez G. Fitch.[5][6]
Morris was abrigadier general in the State militia in 1793 andmajor general of the First Division from 1795 to 1817.[7] He was a member of theVermont House of Representatives from 1795 to 1797 and 1803 to 1808, and served asspeaker.[8] He was elected as aFederalist to the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Congresses, holding office from May 22, 1797, to March 3, 1803.[9]
Morris married Mary Dwight, daughter of Timothy and Mary Edwards Dwight, Hulda Theodosia Olcott, who died soon after their marriage and Ellen Hunt, daughter ofJonathan Hunt Sr.[1]
Morris died on December 29, 1825, inSpringfield, Vermont, and is interred at Forest Hill Cemetery inCharlestown, New Hampshire.[10]
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