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词条 Freeman H. Morse
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Early political career

  3. Congressional career

  4. Diplomatic career

  5. Death and burial

  6. External links

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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.

External links

Information incorporated from the public domain Bioguide of the US Congress
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