Isaac N. Morris

Isaac N. Morris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by Jacob C. Davis
Succeeded by William Alexander Richardson
Personal details
Born (1812-01-22)January 22, 1812
Bethel, Ohio
Died October 29, 1879(1879-10-29) (aged 67)
Quincy, Illinois
Political party Democratic

Isaac Newton Morris (January 22, 1812 – October 29, 1879) was a United States Representative from Illinois, son of Thomas Morris and brother of Jonathan David Morris.

Biography

Isaac N. Morris was born in Bethel, Ohio. Morris attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Warsaw, Illinois, in 1836. He moved to Quincy, Illinois in 1838 and continued the practice of law. He was appointed secretary of state of Illinois in 1840, but declined. He served as president of the Illinois & Michigan Canal Co. in 1841. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1846-1848.

Morris was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. He was appointed commissioner for the Union Pacific Railroad by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869. Morris died in Quincy, Illinois on October 29, 1879, and was interred in Woodland Cemetery. He is the namesake of Morris, Illinois.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Pam (December 15, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Morris Downtown Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jacob C. Davis		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 5th congressional district
1857–1861 		Succeeded by
William Alexander Richardson

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