Calvary Morris

Calvary Morris (born January 15, 1798 in Charleston , Virginia , †  October 13, 1871 in Athens , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1843 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now West Virginia , Calvary Morris attended public schools in his homeland. In 1819 he moved to Athens, Ohio. Between 1823 and 1827 he was sheriff in Athens County there . Between 1827 and 1829, and again in 1835 and 1836, he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives . He was also a member of the State Senate between 1829 and 1835 . In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party, which was then founded .

In the congressional election of 1836 , Morris was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Samuel Finley Vinton on March 4, 1837 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1843 . From 1841 he was chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions . The period after 1841 was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

In 1842, Morris declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked in the wool business. Between 1847 and 1854 he worked in Cincinnati in commerce. Then he returned to Athens. He later served as a probate judge in Athens County. He died on October 13, 1871 in Athens, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Calvary Morris in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Calvary Morris in the database of Find a Grave (English)