Elijah A. Morse

Elijah Adams Morse
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	John Davis Long
Succeeded by	William C. Lovering
Constituency	2nd district (1889–93) 12th district (1893–97)
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1886-1887
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1876
Personal details
Born	May 25, 1841 South Bend, Indiana
Died	June 5, 1898 (aged 57) Canton, Massachusetts
Political party	Prohibition Republican
Profession	Manufacturer of stove polish
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Corporal
Battles/wars	Civil War

Elijah Adams Morse (May 25, 1841 – June 5, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, Morse moved to Massachusetts with his parents, who settled in Boston in 1852. He attended the public schools, the Boylston School in Boston, and Onondaga Academy, New York. Enlisted in the Union Army in the Fourth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, during the Civil War. He served three months under General Butler in Virginia and one year under General Banks in Louisiana. He was promoted to corporal. Manufacturer of stove polish in Canton, Massachusetts. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1876. He was an unsuccessful Prohibition Party candidate for lieutenant governor in 1877. He served in the state senate in 1886 and 1887. He served as member of the Governor's council in 1888.

Morse was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1897). He served as chairman of the Committee on Alcohol Liquor Traffic (Fifty-fourth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed manufacturing activities. He died in Canton, Massachusetts, June 5, 1898. He was interred in Canton Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Elijah A. Morse (id: M001007)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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