Lewis Morris

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Lewis Morris (April 8, 1726 – January 22, 1798) was an American Founding Father, landowner, and developer from Morrisania, New York, presently part of Bronx County. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress from New York.[1]

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Lewis Morris
Lewis_Morris_painting.jpg
Morris painted by John Wollaston (c.1750)
New York State Senator
from the Southern District
In office
July 1, 1783 – June 30, 1790
In office
September 9, 1777 – July 1, 1781
Member of the Continental
Congress
from New York
In office
1775-1777
Member of the New York
Provincial Congress
In office
1775-1777
Personal details
BornApril 8, 1726
Morrisania, presently part of Bronx County, New York
DiedJanuary 22, 1798(1798-01-22) (aged 71)
Morrisania, New York
Political partyFederalist
Spouse
Mary Walton
(m. 1749)
Children10, including Richard
Parent(s)Lewis Morris
Katrintje Staats
RelativesStaats Long Morris (brother)
Richard Morris (brother)
Gouverneur Morris (half-brother)
Robert Hunter Morris (uncle)
Lewis Morris (grandfather)
John Rutherfurd (son-in-law)
Alma materYale College
Known forSigner of the Declaration of Independence
SignatureLewis_Morris_signature.png
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