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Lewis MORRIS, Congress, NY (1726-1798)

MORRIS, Lewis, (half brother of Gouverneur Morris and uncle of Lewis Richard Morris), a Delegate from New York; born in Morrisania (now a part of New York City), N.Y., April 8, 1726;…

Mathias MORRIS, Congress, PA (1787-1839)

MORRIS Mathias , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hilltown, Bucks County, Pa., September 12, 1787; attended the common schools in Newtown and Doylestown, Pa.; studied law; was…

Robert MORRIS, Congress, PA (1734-1806)

Senate Years of Service: 1789-1795 Party: Pro-Administration MORRIS Robert , a Delegate and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Liverpool, England, January 20, 1734; immigrated to the United…

Thomas Gayle MORRIS, Congress, NM (1919)

MORRIS Thomas Gayle , a Representative from New Mexico; born in Eastland County, Tex., August 20, 1919; moved to New Mexico; served as an enlisted man in the United States Navy from November 12,…

MORRIS, Thomas, Congress, NY (1771-1849)

MORRIS Thomas , a Representative from New York; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 26, 1771; attended school in Geneva, Switzerland, 1781-1786 and the University of Leipzig, Germany, 1786-1788;…

Thomas MORRIS, Congress, OH (1776-1844)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837; 1837-1839 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat MORRIS Thomas , a Senator from Ohio; born in Berks County, Pa., January 3, 1776; settled with his parents near Clarksburg,…

MORRIS, Thomas, Congress, OH (1776-1844)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837; 1837-1839 Party: Jacksonian; Democrat MORRIS, Thomas, (father of Isaac Newton Morris and Jonathan David Morris), a Senator from Ohio; born in Berks County,…

Toby MORRIS, Congress, OK (1899-1973)

MORRIS Toby , a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Granbury, Hood County, Tex., February 28, 1899; moved to what was then Comanche County, Okla., in 1906 and to Walters, Cotton County, Okla.,…

Morris SHEPPARD, Congress, TX (1875-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1913-1941 Party: Democrat SHEPPARD Morris , a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in Wheatville, Morris County, Tex., May 28, 1875; attended the common schools…

Atlanta University Center

(Encyclopedia) Atlanta University Center, at Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational. The largest consortium of historically African-American educational institutions in the country, it was organized in 1929…