Member Biography
Mathias Morris
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1828-1829 | 5 | National Republican | ||
| 1829-1830 | 5 | National Republican | ||
| 1830-1831 | 5 | National Republican | ||
| 1831-1832 | 5 | National Republican |
COUNTIES: Bucks
Biography
09/12/1787 - 11/09/1839
Mathias Morris (National Republican5) Bucks County 1828-1832
Early Life:
Mathias Morris, born September 12, 1787, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; common school education, Newtown, Doylestown, Pennsylvania; studied law; admitted, bar, 1809, law practice, Newtown; deputy attorney general, 1819; Pennsylvania State Senate 1828-1833; elected, Anti-Jacksonian, United States House of Representatives, Twenty-fourth Congress, reelected, Whig, United States House of Representatives, Twenty-fifth Congresses, 1835-1839; died, November 9, 1839, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania interment, Hilltown Baptist Church Cemetery, Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, National Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district, Bucks County, 1828-1832.
Elected, Anti-Jacksonian, United States House of Representatives, Twenty-fourth Congress, reelected, Whig, Twenty-fifth Congresses, 1835-1839; chairman, Committee on Expenditures, Department of State (Twenty-fifth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection, 1838, Twenty-sixth Congress.
Cited:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6861419/mathias-morris
After 4 session(s) serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Mathias Morris went on to serve in congress