Daniel Morris
Born: January 4, 1812
Birthplace: Fayette, New York
Father: Joseph J. Morris 1790 – 1851
Mother: Elizabeth Betsy Perrin 1795 – 1874
Wife: Lucy Torrey 1824 – 1884
(Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, New York)
Children:
Emma Lucy Morris Tracy 1846 – 1925
(Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, New York)
William Torrey Morris 1853 – 1928
(Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan, New York)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
1845 – 1863: Attorney in Penn Yan, New York
1847 – 1850: Yates County, New York District Attorney
1847 – 1854: Free Soil Democrat in New York
1854 – 1863: Chairman of Yates County, Republican Party
1859: Member of New York State Assembly
Civil War Career:
1854 – 1863: Chairman of Yates County Republican Party
1861: Helped organize rallies and recruiting with pro war Democrats
1863: Elected as a United States Congressman from New York
1863 – 1867: Member of House Judiciary Committee
1865: Supporter of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1867: Missed 224 of 1,213 roll call votes in the U.S. House
1867 – 1889: Attorney in Penn Yan, New York
Died: April 22, 1889
Place of Death: Penn Yan, New York
Age at time of Death: 77 years old
Burial Place: Lake View Cemetery, Penn Yan, New York
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