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  Morris, Thomas
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AffiliationLiberty   
NameThomas Morris
Address Clermont County
Bethel, Ohio , United States
EmailNone
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Born January 03, 1776
Died December 07, 1844 (68 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifedRBH
Sep 15, 2016 09:22pm
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InfoMORRIS, Thomas, (father of Isaac Newton Morris and Jonathan David Morris), a Senator from Ohio; born in Berks County, Pa., January 3, 1776; settled with his parents near Clarksburg, now West Virginia; briefly attended the common schools; enlisted as a ranger and fought against the Indians in 1793; moved to Columbia, Ohio (now a part of Cincinnati) in 1795 and clerked in a store; moved to Bethel, Ohio, in 1800; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Bethel, Ohio; member, State house of representatives 1806-1808, 1810, 1820-1821; member, State senate 1813-1815, 1821-1823, 1825-1829, and 1831-1833

U.S. Senate (D-OH) 1833-1839; chairman, Committee on Engrossed Bills (Twenty-fourth Congress), Committee on Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress)

Engaged in agricultural pursuits

Candidate for Vice President (Liberty) 1844

Died at his home near Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, December 7, 1844; interment in First Bethel Cemetery.

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