Lewis Richard Morris
| Lewis R. Morris | |
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1798 engraving by Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 2nd district |
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In office May 11, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Buck |
| Succeeded by | James Elliot |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1795-1797 1803-1808 |
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| Personal details | |
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November 2, 1760 Scarsdale, New York |
| Died | December 29, 1825 (aged 65) Springfield, Vermont |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Hulda Theodosia Olcott Ellen Hunt |
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Richard Morris Sarah Ludlow |
Lewis Richard Morris (November 2, 1760–December 29, 1825) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont.
Morris was born in Scarsdale, New York to Sarah Ludlow (1730–1791) and Richard Morris (1730–1810), Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1779 to 1790. Morris attended the common schools. While in his teens, Morris served as an aide to General Philip Schuyler and then to General George Clinton (vice president) during the American Revolutionary War. Morris was a nephew of Gouverneur Morris and Lewis Morris.
In 1786, Morris moved to Springfield, Vermont and established himself as a businessman, landowner and politician. He served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1781 to 1783. He was a member of the Springfield meeting-house committee in 1785 and was tax collector in 1786 and 1787. He served as a selectman on the town council in 1788, and as town treasurer from 1790 to 1794. Morris was Windsor County court clerk from 1789 to 1796. He served as judge of the Windsor County court until 1801.
Morris was clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1790 and 1791, and was a member of the convention to ratify the United States Constitution. He was secretary of the constitutional convention in Windsor in 1793. Morris attended the Vermont ratifying convention in Bennington, Vermont, where he voted in support of the Constitution. On March 4, 1791 President George Washington appointed him the first U.S. Marshal of the District of Vermont. He served as Marshal until 1794.
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