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Robert Morris (other)
Robert or Bob Morris may refer to: Politics * Robert Hunter Morris (1700–1764), lieutenant governor of Colonial Pennsylvania * Robert Morris (financier) (1734–1806), financier of the American Revolution and signatory to three of the United States' major founding documents ** Robert Morris (Bartlett), ''Robert Morris'' (Bartlett), a 1923 statue of the American founding father and financier by Paul Wayland Bartlett * Robert Morris (MP) (died 1816), English politician * Robert Morris (judge) (1745–1815), American federal judge * Robert H. Morris (mayor) (1808–1855), mayor of New York City * Page Morris (Robert Page Waller Morris, 1853–1924), U.S. representative from Minnesota * Robert J. Morris (1914–1996), anti-Communist crusader, lawyer, and politician * Robert Morris (Denver mayor) (1838–1917), mayor of Denver, Colorado * Robert Morris (Indiana politician), member of the Indiana House of Representatives Authors, artists, and entertainers * Robert Morris (writer) (1703 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hunter Morris
Robert Hunter Morris ( – 27 January 1764), was a prominent governmental figure in Colonial Pennsylvania, serving as governor of Pennsylvania and Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Early life and education Morris was born in 1700 in Trenton, New Jersey. He was the second son of Lewis Morris and Isabella ( née Graham) Morris and named after his father's friend the future colonial governor Robert Hunter. His older brother was Lewis Morris Jr. who served as a member and speaker of the New York General Assembly. His father was very prominent in public life and variously served as chief justice of New York and as the 8th Colonial Governor of New Jersey. His paternal grandparents were Sarah (née Pole) Morris and Richard Morris, who was originally from Monmouthshire, Wales. His grandparents bought Morrisania from Samuel Edsall in 1670 and moved there from Barbados. His mother was the eldest daughter of James Graham, who served as the first Speaker of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |