Isaac Newton Morris (January 22, 1812 – October 29, 1879) was a

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from

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, son of Thomas Morris and brother of

Jonathan David Morris Jonathan David Morris (October 8, 1804 – May 16, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1847 to 1851. He was the son of Thomas Morris and brother of Isaac N. Morris. Early li ...

Biography

Isaac N. Morris was born in

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. Morris attended

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. He studied law and was

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in 1835 and commenced practice in

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, in 1836. He moved to

Quincy, Illinois Quincy ( ), known as Illinois's "Gem City", is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States, located on the Mississippi River. The 2020 census counted a population of 39,463 in the city itself, down from 40,633 in 2010. ...

in 1838 and continued the practice of law. He was appointed secretary of state of Illinois in 1840, but declined. He served as president of the Illinois & Michigan Canal Co. in 1841. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1846-1848. Morris was elected as a

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to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. He was appointed commissioner for the

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by President

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in 1869. Morris died in Quincy, Illinois on October 29, 1879, and was interred in Woodland Cemetery. He is the namesake of

Morris, Illinois Morris is a city in and the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States and part of the southwest Chicago metropolitan area. The population was estimated at 15,053 in 2019. Description Morris is the Grundy County seat and has a larg ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Isaac Newton 1812 births 1879 deaths Miami University alumni Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois 19th-century American politicians People from Bethel, Ohio People from Quincy, Illinois