Morris Tyler (1806 – 1876) was an American politician who was the 56th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1871 to 1873. He was a manufacturer and wholesaler of boots and shoes. He was active in politics as a Republican. In 1863–65, he served as

Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut This is a list of the Mayors of New Haven, Connecticut. Before 1826, the city's mayors did not have a fixed term of office; once elected, they held office indefinitely, at the pleasure of the Connecticut General Assembly. Beginning in 1826 the ma ...

. In 1871, he won a very close and disputed election for Lieutenant Governor, with a reported 47,598 votes, versus 47,263 for incumbent Lieutenant Governor Julius Hotchkiss.D. Appleton, ''The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year'', Volume 11, 1872, pp. 233-234

Personal life

He married Mary Frisbie Butler, and was the father of telephone industry pioneer Morris Franklin Tyler. He died in 1876.

References

1806 births 1876 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut Mayors of New Haven, Connecticut 19th-century American politicians {{Connecticut-politician-stub