Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816)
- Name:
- Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816)
- Title:
- Delegate to Continental Congress, 1778-1779
Superintendent of Finance in Philadelphia, 1781-1785
Pennsylvania delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1787
Minister Plenipotentiary to France, 1792-1794
United States Senate, 1800-1803
Chairman of Erie Canal Commission, 1810-1813 - Other Names:
- Gouv Morris
- Born:
- 01/31/1752
- Birthplace:
- New York, NY
- Died:
- 11/06/1816
- Death Location:
- New York, NY
- Residence:
- New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
Politician - Father:
- Lewis Morris II
- Mother:
- Sarah Gouverneur
- Spouse:
- Anne Cary Randolph, December 25 1809
- Children:
- Gouverneur Morris Jr.
- Notes:
- Lost leg in 1780 which was replaced with wooden leg.
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