Preceded by Joseph J. McDowell Succeeded by Nelson Barrere | Political party Democratic Name Jonathan Morris | |
Born October 8, 1804
Columbia, Ohio ( 1804-10-08 ) Died May 16, 1875(1875-05-16) (aged 70)
Connersville, Indiana Resting place Citizens Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio | ||
Jonathan David Morris (October 8, 1804 – May 16, 1875) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Thomas Morris and brother of Isaac N. Morris.
Born in Columbia, Hamilton County, Ohio Morris attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Batavia, Ohio. He served as clerk of the courts of Clermont County.
Morris was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas L. Hamer He was reelected to the Thirty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1851. He died in Connersville, Indiana, May 16, 1875. He was interred in Citizens Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio.
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