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| Affiliation | Liberty |
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| Name | Thomas Morris |
| Address | Clermont County
Bethel, Ohio , United States |
| Email | None |
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January 03, 1776
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| Died | December 07, 1844
(68 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | MORRIS, Thomas, (father of Isaac Newton Morris and Jonathan David Morris), a Senator from Ohio; born in Berks County, Pa., January 3, 1776; settled with his parents near Clarksburg, now West Virginia; briefly attended the common schools; enlisted as a ranger and fought against the Indians in 1793; moved to Columbia, Ohio (now a part of Cincinnati) in 1795 and clerked in a store; moved to Bethel, Ohio, in 1800; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1804 and commenced practice in Bethel, Ohio; member, State house of representatives 1806-1808, 1810, 1820-1821; member, State senate 1813-1815, 1821-1823, 1825-1829, and 1831-1833
U.S. Senate (D-OH) 1833-1839; chairman, Committee on Engrossed Bills (Twenty-fourth Congress), Committee on Pensions (Twenty-fifth Congress)
Engaged in agricultural pursuits
Candidate for Vice President (Liberty) 1844
Died at his home near Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, December 7, 1844; interment in First Bethel Cemetery.
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