Lewis Morris (politician, 1753)

Lewis Morris Jr. (* 1753 in the Bronx , Province of New York , † November 22, 1824 there ) was an American politician . Between 1794 and 1796 he was lieutenant governor of the state of South Carolina .

Career

Lewis Morris was the son of the eponymous Lewis Morris (1726–1798), who was a landowner and member of the Continental Congress . In 1774 he graduated from the College of New Jersey , now Princeton University . During the War of Independence he served, among other things, as a lieutenant colonel on the staff of General Nathanael Greene . When he was ordered to South Carolina in 1780, Morris followed him south. After the war ended, he stayed in South Carolina. In 1783 he married Ann Elliott from Charleston .

In his new home, Morris embarked on a political career. In 1788, he served as a delegate to the Assembly that ratified the United States Constitution for South Carolina. Two years later he was also at a constitutional convention from South Carolina. Between 1789 and 1801 he was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly five times . However, it is not mentioned in the sources which of the two chambers he belonged to. In 1794, Morris was elected lieutenant governor of South Carolina by the state legislature at the side of Arnoldus Vanderhorst . He held this office between December 17, 1794 and December 8, 1796. He was Deputy Governor . After his time as Lieutenant Governor, he was no longer politically active. He died on November 22, 1824 on the family estate in the Bronx and was buried in Charleston.

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SURNAME	Morris, Lewis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1753
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bronx , New York
DATE OF DEATH	November 22, 1824
Place of death	Bronx , New York