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William Morris (Virginia Politician)
William Morris Jr. (1746 – 1802) was a pioneer, military officer, and politician born in Orange County, Colony of Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Kanawha County from 1792 until 1801 as a member of the Federalist Party. Morris served in Lord Dunmore's War in the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. He was wounded during the battle. When the American Revolutionary War began in 1776, Morris was commissioned as a captain in the Virginia Militia where he served in the Kanawha Valley, and Greenbrier County supporting General Andrew Lewis as a spy until 1792. Captain Morris led a company of spies whose primary mission was to track hostile Indian movements who aligned with the Royalists, frontier defense, and engage in guerrilla operations. William served alongside his brother Leonard Morris, and brother-in-law John Jones between the years 1778 through 1783 who were also spies. In March 1783, Captain William Morris commissioned John Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanawha County
Kanawha County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 180,745, making it West Virginia's most populous county. The county seat is Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston, which is also the state capital. Kanawha County is part of the Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area, Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The county began taking formation on November 14, 1788, under the authorization of the Virginia General Assembly and was founded on October 5, 1789. The county was named for the Kanawha River, which in turn was named after a Native American tribe that lived in the area. (WV County Etymology) During the American Civil War, a number of state infantry and cavalry regiments were organized in the county for both Confederate Army and Union Army service. In 1863 West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lewis (soldier)
Andrew Lewis (October 9, 1720 – September 26, 1781) was an Irish-born American pioneer, Surveying, surveyor, military officer and politician in Colonial Virginia and during the American Revolutionary War. A colonel of militia during the French and Indian War, and Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War, his most famous victory was the Battle of Point Pleasant in Dunmore's War in 1774, although he also drove Lord Dunmore's forces from Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk and Gwynn's Island in 1776. He also helped found Liberty Hall (later Washington and Lee University) in 1776. Early and family life Lewis was born in County Donegal, Ireland, to Col. John Lewis (d. 1762) and his wife Margaret Lynn. In 1732 John Lewis, having killed his landlord in an altercation, fled to Virginia with his sons Andrew and Thomas Lewis (Virginia politician), Thomas. They became among the first settlers in then vast western Augusta County, Virginia, Augusta C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Kanawha County, West Virginia
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Virginia Militiamen In The American Revolution
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the growing pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federalist Party Politicians
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Members Of The Virginia House Of Delegates
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1802 Deaths
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1746 Births
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John Morris (officer)
John or Johnny Morris may refer to: Art and culture *John Morris (piper) (), Irish piper *John Morris (composer) (1926–2018), film composer often employed by Mel Brooks * John Chester Brooks Morris or Chester Morris (1901–1970), American actor *John Morris (actor) (born 1984), American voice actor *John Morris (Australian actor) (born 1963), Australian television actor * John G. Morris (1916–2017), picture editor *John Meirion Morris (born 1936), Welsh sculptor * John Morris (sculptor) (born 1963), English sculptor *John Morris (filmmaker) (born 1983), American film screenwriter and producer Military * John Morris (soldier) (1617–1649), English army officer *John W. Morris (1921–2013), U.S. Army general * John Morris (Medal of Honor) (1855–?), United States Marine Corps corporal who received the Medal of Honor *John Ignatius Morris (1842–1902), Royal Marines officer * John Thomas Morris (1931–2015), British Army soldier * John Morris (activity 1663-1672), British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvary Morris
Calvary Morris (January 15, 1798 – October 13, 1871) was an American politician and three term member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1837 to 1843. Early life and career Born in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia), Morris attended the common schools. He moved to Ohio in 1819 and settled in Athens. He was sheriff of Athens County 1823-1827. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives 1827-1829. He served as a member of the Ohio Senate 1829-1835, and was again a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1835 and 1836. Congress Morris was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843). He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Twenty-seventh Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842. Retirement and death Retiring from politics, Morris engaged in wool growing. In 1847, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Morris III
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William Morris (pioneer)
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, fantasy writer, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in ''fin de siècle'' Great Britain. Morris was born in Walthamstow, Essex, to a wealthy middle-class family. He came under the strong influence of medievalism while studying Classics at Oxford University, there joining the Birmingham Set. After university, he married Jane Burden, and developed close friendships with Pre-Raphaelite artists Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti and with Neo-Gothic architect Philip Webb. Webb and Morris designed Red House in Kent where Morris lived from 1859 to 1865, before mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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