Leopold Morse
| Leopold Morse | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district | |
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In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Ambrose Ranney |
| Succeeded by | John F. Andrew |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district | |
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In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Selwyn Z. Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Edward D. Hayden |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th district | |
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In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Josiah Gardner Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 15, 1831 Wachenheim, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died |
December 15, 1892 (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Clothier[1] |
| Religion | Jewish[2] |
Leopold Morse, (August 15, 1831 – December 15, 1892) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
Biography
Morse was born in Wachenheim, Germany and attended the common schools there. He immigrated to the United States in 1849 and resided for about a year in Sandwich, New Hampshire.
He moved to Boston, Massachusetts and worked in a clothing store, which he later purchased and operated until his death.
About 1850 Morse opened a clothing store in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[3]
Morse was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876 and 1880. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate in 1870 and 1872 for election to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses. He was elected to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1885). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Forty-eighth Congress). He declined to accept a renomination in 1884. Morse was elected president of the Post Publishing Co. publisher of The Boston Post, in that year. He returned to elected office as a Representative to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889). He served as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State for the Congress.
Morse was not a candidate for renomination in 1888. He resumed business activities, and died in Boston on December 15, 1892.
Morse was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Josiah Gardner Abbott |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883 |
Succeeded by Patrick A. Collins |
| Preceded by Selwyn Z. Bowman |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 |
Succeeded by Edward D. Hayden |
| Preceded by Ambrose Ranney |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 |
Succeeded by John F. Andrew |
References
- ↑ Marcus, Jacob Rader (1989), United States Jewry, 1776-1985, Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, p. 53., ISBN 0-8143-2186-0
- ↑ Marcus, Jacob Rader (1989), United States Jewry, 1776-1985, Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, p. 53., ISBN 0-8143-2186-0
- ↑ Marcus, Jacob Rader (1989), United States Jewry, 1776-1985, Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, p. 53., ISBN 0-8143-2186-0
External links
- United States Congress. "Leopold Morse (id: M001012)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
