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'''Thomas Morris''' (February 26, 1771 – March 12, 1849) was a [[United States Representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]] and was a son of [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]] [[Robert Morris (merchant)|Robert Morris]].<ref>[[Charles Rappleye|Rappleye, Charles]]. ''Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-4165-7091-2}}. p. 4.</ref>
'''Thomas Morris''' (February 26, 1771 – March 12, 1849) was a [[United States representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]] and was the son of [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father]] [[Robert Morris (merchant)|Robert Morris]].<ref>[[Charles Rappleye|Rappleye, Charles]]. ''Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-4165-7091-2}}. p. 4.</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Morris was born on February 26, 1771 in [[Philadelphia]] to [[Robert Morris (merchant)|Robert Morris]] and Mary ([[née]] White) Morris. His father was a merchant, signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] and the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], and later a [[U.S. Senator]].<ref name="Leckey2009">{{cite book|last1=Leckey|first1=Howard L.|title=The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families: A Genealogical History of the Upper Monogahela Valley|date=2009|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|isbn=9780806350974|page=360|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM7gBFLDzvkC&pg=PA360&lpg=PA360|accessdate=25 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> His mother's brother was [[William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)|William White]], the Anglican Bishop of Pennsylvania.<ref>Rappleye. ''Robert Morris''. pp. 22, 140.</ref>
Morris was born on February 26, 1771, in [[Philadelphia]] in the [[Province of Pennsylvania]] to [[Robert Morris (merchant)|Robert Morris]] and Mary ([[née]] White) Morris. His father was a slave-trader, merchant, signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] and the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]], and later a [[U.S. Senator]].<ref name="Leckey2009">{{cite book|last1=Leckey|first1=Howard L.|title=The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families: A Genealogical History of the Upper Monogahela Valley|date=2009|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Company|isbn=9780806350974|page=360|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UM7gBFLDzvkC&pg=PA360|accessdate=July 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> His mother's brother was [[William White (Bishop of Pennsylvania)|William White]], the Anglican Bishop of Pennsylvania.<ref>Rappleye. ''Robert Morris''. pp. 22, 140.</ref>


From 1781 to 1786, he attended school in [[Geneva, Switzerland]] and the [[University of Leipzig]], in Germany, from 1786 to 1788.<ref name="TMbioguide"/>
From 1781 to 1786, he attended school in [[Geneva, Switzerland]] and the [[University of Leipzig]], in Germany, from 1786 to 1788.<ref name="TMbioguide"/>
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After studying abroad, Morris returned to Philadelphia and studied law; he was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] and commenced practice in [[Canandaigua (city), New York|Canandaigua, New York]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1794 to 1796.<ref name="TMbioguide"/>
After studying abroad, Morris returned to Philadelphia and studied law; he was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] and commenced practice in [[Canandaigua (city), New York|Canandaigua, New York]]. He was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1794 to 1796.<ref name="TMbioguide"/>


Morris was elected as a [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] to the Seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803.<ref name="APL2012">{{cite book|title=American Political Leaders 1789-2009|date=2012|publisher=CQ Press|isbn=9781452267265|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktR1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201|accessdate=25 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was not a candidate for renomination, and resumed the practice of law in [[New York City]] in 1803. He was appointed [[United States Marshal]] for the [[Southern District of New York]] in 1816, 1820, 1825, and 1829.<ref name="TMbioguide"/>
Morris was elected as a [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] to the Seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1803.<ref name="APL2012">{{cite book|title=American Political Leaders 1789-2009|date=2012|publisher=CQ Press|isbn=9781452267265|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktR1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA201|accessdate=July 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was not a candidate for renomination, and resumed the practice of law in [[New York City]] in 1803. He was appointed [[United States Marshal]] for the [[Southern District of New York]] in 1816, 1820, 1825, and 1829.<ref name="TMbioguide"/>


Morris was said to have settled the peace with the [[Iroquois Confederacy|Six Nations]] of the Iroquois Confederacy, four of whom had sided with the British during the Revolution.<ref name="Kneeland2015">{{cite book|last1=Kneeland|first1=Donald E.|title=A Spirited Trip Through the Finger Lakes & Upstate New York: America's Gateway to the West|date=2015|publisher=Pancoast Publishing|isbn=9780983849643|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkqCDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53|accessdate=25 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> His father then sold his substantial property in [[Western New York]], which the younger Morris oversaw,<ref name="Marcus1985">{{cite book|last1=Marcus|first1=Maeva|last2=Perry|first2=James R.|title=The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Cases, 1798-1800|date=1985|publisher=[[Columbia University Press]]|isbn=9780231139762|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NDCWQKHAo_sC&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193|accessdate=25 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Holland Land Company]] in 1792–1793 for redevelopment in parcels,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyheritage.org/collections/holland-land-company-maps|title=Holland Land Company Maps {{!}} New York Heritage|website=www.nyheritage.org|language=en|access-date=2017-03-20}}</ref> although some sources identify the sale at five years later, in 1797–1798.<ref name="Redbook">Kirby, C.D. (1976). ''The Early History of Gowanda and The Beautiful Land of the Cattaraugus''. Gowanda, NY: Niagara Frontier Publishing Company, Inc./Gowanda Area Bi-Centennial Committee, Inc.</ref>
Morris was said to have settled the peace with the [[Iroquois Confederacy|Six Nations]] of the Iroquois Confederacy, four of whom had sided with the British during the Revolution.<ref name="Kneeland2015">{{cite book|last1=Kneeland|first1=Donald E.|title=A Spirited Trip Through the Finger Lakes & Upstate New York: America's Gateway to the West|date=2015|publisher=Pancoast Publishing|isbn=9780983849643|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkqCDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53|accessdate=July 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> His father then sold his substantial property in [[Western New York]], which the younger Morris oversaw,<ref name="Marcus1985">{{cite book|last1=Marcus|first1=Maeva|last2=Perry|first2=James R.|title=The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Cases, 1798-1800|date=1985|publisher=[[Columbia University Press]]|isbn=9780231139762|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NDCWQKHAo_sC&pg=PA193|accessdate=July 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> to the [[Holland Land Company]] in 1792–1793 for redevelopment in parcels,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyheritage.org/collections/holland-land-company-maps|title=Holland Land Company Maps {{!}} New York Heritage|website=www.nyheritage.org|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2017}}</ref> although some sources identify the sale at five years later, in 1797–1798.<ref name="Redbook">Kirby, C.D. (1976). ''The Early History of Gowanda and The Beautiful Land of the Cattaraugus''. Gowanda, NY: Niagara Frontier Publishing Company, Inc./Gowanda Area Bi-Centennial Committee, Inc.</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Morris was married to Elizabeth Sarah Kane (1771–1853), the daughter of Col. John Kane (1734–1808) and Sybil Kent Kane. Elizabeth's brother, Elisha Kane, and sister-in-law,
Morris was married to Elizabeth Sarah Kane (1771–1853), the daughter of Col. John Kane (1734–1808) and Sybil Kent Kane. Elizabeth's brother, Elisha Kane, and sister-in-law,
Alida Van Rensselaer, were the parents of [[John K. Kane]] (1795–1858), the [[Attorney General of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Morris1889">{{cite book|last1=Morris|first1=Sarah Kane|title=A letter from Mrs. Thomas Morris to her nephew the Hon. Judge John K. Kane, regarding the Kane and Kent families|date=1889|url=https://archive.org/details/letterfrommrstho00morr|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref> Her sister, Sybil Adeline Kane, married Alida's brother, Jeremias Van Rensselaer (1769–1827), both children of [[Robert Van Rensselaer]].<ref name="Reynolds1914">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation|date=1914|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|page=1151|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iNIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1158-IA3&lpg=PA1158-IA3|accessdate=25 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> Together, they were the parents of:<ref name="Pyne2004">{{cite book|last1=Pyne|first1=Frederick Wallace|last2=Independence|first2=Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of|title=Signers of the Declaration: index and images for the Applications to the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence|date=2004|publisher=Willow Bend Books|isbn=9781585498949|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xIRAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=25 July 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Pennsylvania1893">{{cite book|title=The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography|date=1893|publisher=Historical Society of Pennsylvania.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCsXAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA516&lpg=PA516|accessdate=25 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
Alida Van Rensselaer, were the parents of [[John K. Kane]] (1795–1858), the [[Attorney General of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Morris1889">{{cite book|last1=Morris|first1=Sarah Kane|title=A letter from Mrs. Thomas Morris to her nephew the Hon. Judge John K. Kane, regarding the Kane and Kent families|date=1889|publisher=[New York |url=https://archive.org/details/letterfrommrstho00morr|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref> Her sister, Sybil Adeline Kane, married Alida's brother, Jeremias Van Rensselaer (1769–1827), both children of [[Robert Van Rensselaer]].<ref name="Reynolds1914">{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=Cuyler|title=Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation|date=1914|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|page=1151|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iNIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1158-IA3|accessdate=July 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Together, they were the parents of:<ref name="Pyne2004">{{cite book|last1=Pyne|first1=Frederick Wallace|last2=Independence|first2=Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of|title=Signers of the Declaration: index and images for the Applications to the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence|date=2004|publisher=Willow Bend Books|isbn=9781585498949|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xIRAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=July 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Pennsylvania1893">{{cite book|title=The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography|date=1893|publisher=Historical Society of Pennsylvania.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YCsXAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA516|accessdate=July 25, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


* Mary Morris (1800–1885), who married Charles Apthorp Van den Heuvel (d. 1879), son of [[Jan Cornelis Van den Heuvel]].<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Mary Morris (1800–1885), who married Charles Apthorp Van den Heuvel (d. 1879), son of [[Jan Cornelis Van den Heuvel]].<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
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* Harriet Morris (1807–1882), who died unmarried.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Harriet Morris (1807–1882), who died unmarried.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Emily Morris (1809–1884), who died unmarried.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Emily Morris (1809–1884), who died unmarried.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Archibald Morris (b. 1811), who died young.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Archibald Morris (b. 1811), who died young. Died 30 Sep 1822.<ref>From Ancestry.com; "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."</ref><ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* William Morris (1813–1817), who died young.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* William Morris (1813–1817), who died young.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Caroline Julia Morris (1814–1888), who married John Stark.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Caroline Julia Morris (1814–1888), who married John Stark.<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
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* Charles Frederick Morris (1819–1874)<ref name="Pyne2004"/>
* Charles Frederick Morris (1819–1874)<ref name="Pyne2004"/>


Morris died in 1849 in New York City.<ref name="TMbioguide">{{cite web|title=MORRIS, Thomas - Biographical Information|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000988|website=bioguide.congress.gov|publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref>
Morris died in 1849 in New York City.<ref name="TMbioguide">{{cite web|title=MORRIS, Thomas - Biographical Information|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000988|website=bioguide.congress.gov|publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|accessdate=July 25, 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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For other people named Thomas Morris, see Thomas Morris (disambiguation).

Thomas Morris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803
Preceded byWilliam Cooper
Succeeded byGeorge Tibbits
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1794–1796
Personal details
Born(1771-02-26)February 26, 1771
Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
DiedMarch 12, 1849(1849-03-12) (aged 78)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseElizabeth Sarah Kane
RelationsWilliam White (uncle)
Parent(s)Robert Morris
Mary White Morris
Alma materUniversity of Leipzig (1788)

Thomas Morris (February 26, 1771 – March 12, 1849) was a United States representative from New York and was the son of Founding Father Robert Morris.[1]

Early life

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Morris was born on February 26, 1771, in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania to Robert Morris and Mary (née White) Morris. His father was a slave-trader, merchant, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and later a U.S. Senator.[2] His mother's brother was William White, the Anglican Bishop of Pennsylvania.[3]

From 1781 to 1786, he attended school in Geneva, Switzerland and the University of Leipzig, in Germany, from 1786 to 1788.[4]

Career

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After studying abroad, Morris returned to Philadelphia and studied law; he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Canandaigua, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1794 to 1796.[4]

Morris was elected as a Federalist to the Seventh Congress, holding office from March 4, 1801, to March 3, 1803.[5] He was not a candidate for renomination, and resumed the practice of law in New York City in 1803. He was appointed United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York in 1816, 1820, 1825, and 1829.[4]

Morris was said to have settled the peace with the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, four of whom had sided with the British during the Revolution.[6] His father then sold his substantial property in Western New York, which the younger Morris oversaw,[7] to the Holland Land Company in 1792–1793 for redevelopment in parcels,[8] although some sources identify the sale at five years later, in 1797–1798.[9]

Personal life

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Morris was married to Elizabeth Sarah Kane (1771–1853), the daughter of Col. John Kane (1734–1808) and Sybil Kent Kane. Elizabeth's brother, Elisha Kane, and sister-in-law, Alida Van Rensselaer, were the parents of John K. Kane (1795–1858), the Attorney General of Pennsylvania.[10] Her sister, Sybil Adeline Kane, married Alida's brother, Jeremias Van Rensselaer (1769–1827), both children of Robert Van Rensselaer.[11] Together, they were the parents of:[12][13]

  • Mary Morris (1800–1885), who married Charles Apthorp Van den Heuvel (d. 1879), son of Jan Cornelis Van den Heuvel.[12]
  • Sally Morris (1801–1848), who died unmarried.[12]
  • John Morris (1802–1879)[12]
  • Robert Kane Morris (1808–1833), who died unmarried.[12]
  • Henry White Morris (1805–1863), who died unmarried.[12]
  • Harriet Morris (1807–1882), who died unmarried.[12]
  • Emily Morris (1809–1884), who died unmarried.[12]
  • Archibald Morris (b. 1811), who died young. Died 30 Sep 1822.[14][12]
  • William Morris (1813–1817), who died young.[12]
  • Caroline Julia Morris (1814–1888), who married John Stark.[12]
  • William White Morris (1817–1866), who died unmarried.[12]
  • Charles Frederick Morris (1819–1874)[12]

Morris died in 1849 in New York City.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rappleye, Charles. Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4165-7091-2. p. 4.
  2. ^ Leckey, Howard L. (2009). The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families: A Genealogical History of the Upper Monogahela Valley. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 360. ISBN 9780806350974. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Rappleye. Robert Morris. pp. 22, 140.
  4. ^ a b c d "MORRIS, Thomas - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ American Political Leaders 1789-2009. CQ Press. 2012. ISBN 9781452267265. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Kneeland, Donald E. (2015). A Spirited Trip Through the Finger Lakes & Upstate New York: America's Gateway to the West. Pancoast Publishing. ISBN 9780983849643. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Marcus, Maeva; Perry, James R. (1985). The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Cases, 1798-1800. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231139762. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Holland Land Company Maps | New York Heritage". www.nyheritage.org. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  9. ^ Kirby, C.D. (1976). The Early History of Gowanda and The Beautiful Land of the Cattaraugus. Gowanda, NY: Niagara Frontier Publishing Company, Inc./Gowanda Area Bi-Centennial Committee, Inc.
  10. ^ Morris, Sarah Kane (1889). A letter from Mrs. Thomas Morris to her nephew the Hon. Judge John K. Kane, regarding the Kane and Kent families. [New York. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 1151. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Pyne, Frederick Wallace; Independence, Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of (2004). Signers of the Declaration: index and images for the Applications to the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Willow Bend Books. ISBN 9781585498949. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  13. ^ The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 1893. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  14. ^ From Ancestry.com; "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."
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