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Morris, Isaac Newton
Biography
22 Jan. 1812–29 Oct. 1879. Lawyer, newspaper editor, politician, farmer, railroad owner and commissioner. Born in Bethel, Clermont Co., Ohio. Son of Thomas Morris and Rachel Davis. Moved to Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio, before 1835. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., Illinois, 1836. Married Mary Ann Robbins, 1837. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1838. Editor of Quincy Argus (later Quincy Herald), 1839. Declined appointment as secretary of state for Illinois, 1840. Assisted Latter-day Saints seeking refuge from Missouri expulsion. President of Illinois and Michigan Canal Company. In Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois, chaired convention to negotiate removal of Saints from Nauvoo, Hancock Co. Democrat. Served as state representative, 1846–1848. Represented Illinois in U.S. Congress, 1857–1861. Died in Quincy.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Letter from Calvin A. Warren, 31 August 1841
- Letter from Robert B. Thompson, 13 May 1839
- Letter to Isaac Morris, 16 June 1843
- Letterbook 2
- Proclamation, 15 January 1841
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Gender
- Male