Frank Morey

Frank Morey

Frank Morey (born July 11, 1840 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  September 22, 1890 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1876 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Morey attended public schools in his home country. In 1857 he moved to Illinois where he studied law. During the civil war he was a soldier in the Union Army. After the war, he settled in Louisiana in 1866. There he worked as a cotton planter and in the insurance industry. Politically, Morey became a member of the Republican Party . He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1868 and 1869 . At that time he was also tasked with revising the laws of the state of Louisiana. In 1873 he was the representative of his state at the world exhibition in Vienna .

In the congressional election of 1868 Morey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the fifth constituency of Louisiana, where he succeeded W. Jasper Blackburn on March 4, 1869 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1875 . Morey was also confirmed in 1874 and entered another legislative period on March 4, 1875. This election was challenged by William B. Spencer of the Democratic Party . After this objection was granted, Frank Morey had to cede his mandate to Spencer on June 8, 1876. During his time in Congress, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was passed there in 1870 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Frank Morey stayed in the federal capital Washington. He died there on September 22nd, 1890. He was buried in the congress cemetery.

Web links

• Frank Morey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)