Lot M. Morrill
| Lot Myrick Morrill | |
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| 28th Governor of Maine | |
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In office January 6, 1858 – January 2, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph H. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Israel Washburn, Jr. |
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United States Senator from Maine |
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In office January 17, 1861 – March 3, 1869 October 30, 1869 – July 7, 1876 |
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| Preceded by |
Hannibal Hamlin William P. Fessenden |
| Succeeded by | Hannibal Hamlin James G. Blaine |
| 31st United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
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In office July 7, 1876 – March 9, 1877 |
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| President |
Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Bristow |
| Succeeded by | John Sherman |
| Member of the Maine Senate | |
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In office 1856 |
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
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In office 1854 |
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| Personal details | |
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May 3, 1813 Belgrade, Massachusetts (now Belgrade, Maine) |
| Died | January 10, 1883 (aged 69) Augusta, Maine |
| Political party |
Democratic; Republican |
| Alma mater | Waterville College |
| Religion | Universalist |
Lot Myrick Morrill (May 3, 1813 – January 10, 1883) was an American statesman who served as the 28th Governor of Maine, in the United States Senate and as Secretary of the Treasury appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant. Morrill was an accomplished politician serving several elected and appointed offices throughout his lifetime. Morrill, as Secretary of Treasury, was devoted to hard currency rather than paper money and dedicated himself to serve the public good rather than party interests. Morrill was popularly received as Treasury Secretary in the American press and Wall Street, known for his financial and political integrity. Morrill was President Grant's fourth and last U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
A native of Maine, Morrill was educated in public school and after briefly attending Waterville College served as principal of a private school in New York. He studied law and passed the bar in 1839, afterwards setting up law practices in Readfield and Augusta, Maine. Morrill, known for his eloquent speaking, soon become popular among Democrat friends advocating temperance. Morrill was elected Maine's House of Representatives in 1854 as a Democrat and served as Chairman of the Maine's Democratic Party. However, as the nation divided over slavery during the 1850s, Morrill's politics changed and he went over to the Republican Party opposed to the expansion of slavery. He was elected Maine's state senator in 1856 as a Republican, and elected Governor of Maine in 1858, serving until 1861 during the outbreak of the American Civil War. Morrill was elected Maine's U.S. Senator in 1861 when a vacancy was opened in the U.S. Senate, after Sen. Hannibal Hamlin assumed the office of Vice President under President Abraham Lincoln. Morrill's extended tenure for almost 15 years as U.S. Senator took place during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Morrill sponsored legislation that outlawed slavery in Washington D.C. and advocated education and suffrage for African American freedman.
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