Freeman H. Morse

Freeman Harlow Morse
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	Samuel P. Benson
Succeeded by	Anson P. Morrill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Preceded by	David Bronson
Succeeded by	John D. McCrate
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Mayor of Bath, Maine
United States Consul in London
Personal details
Born	February 18, 1807 Bath, Maine
Died	February 5, 1891(1891-02-05) (aged 83) Surbiton, Surrey, England
Resting place	St. Mary’s churchyard, Long Ditton, England.
Political party	Whig
Other political affiliations	Republican

Freeman Harlow Morse (February 18, 1807 – February 5, 1891) was a United States Representative from Maine.

Early life and education

He was born in Bath on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the academy in Bath. He engaged in business as a carver of figureheads for ships.

Early political career

Morse was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). Morse was elected Mayor of Bath, Maine.

Congressional career

Morse was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861). Morse was Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination.

Diplomatic career

Morse was a delegate to the Peace Convention held in Washington, D.C. in 1861, in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war. He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as United States consul in London March 22, 1861, and Consul General April 16, 1869. He resided in England after his retirement from office.

Death and burial

Morse died in England February 5, 1891. His interment was in the parish churchyard of St. Mary’s in Long Ditton, England.

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Information incorporated from the public domain Bioguide of the US Congress

Chairmen of the United States House Committee on Armed Services
Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947)	Eustis Hamilton Vance Hamilton Drayton R. Johnson McKay C. Johnson Thompson Dawson Stanly Haralson Botts Burt Bissell Benton Quitman Faulkner B. Stanton Blair Buffington Schenck Garfield Logan Coburn Banning Sparks Henderson Rosecrans Bragg Townshend Cutcheon Outhwaite Hull Hay Dent Kahn McKenzie Morin James Quin McSwain Hill May
Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947)	Fuller Crowninshield Storrs Hoffman Anderson White Jarvis Ingham Thomas Wise Parmenter Holmes King F. Stanton Bocock Benson Bocock Morse Sedgwick Rice Pike Scofield Whitthorne Harris Cox Herbert Boutelle Herbert Cummings Geissenhainer Boutelle Foss Padgett Butler Britten Vinson
Armed Services Committee (1947–)	Andrews Vinson Short Vinson Rivers Philbin Hébert Price Aspin Dellums Spence Stump Hunter Skelton McKeon Thornberry