词条 | Freeman H. Morse |
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| name =Freeman Harlow Morse | image =FreemanHMorse.jpg | imagesize =178px | state =Maine | district =4th | term_start =March 4, 1857 | term_end =March 3, 1861 | preceded =Samuel P. Benson | succeeded =Anson P. Morrill | state2 =Maine | district2 =4th | term_start2 =March 4, 1843 | term_end2 =March 3, 1845 | preceded2 =David Bronson | succeeded2 =John D. McCrate | order3 = Member of the Maine House of Representatives | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | preceded3 = | succeeded3 = | order4 =Mayor of Bath, Maine | term_start4 = | term_end4 = | preceded4 = | succeeded4 = | order5 =United States Consul in London | term_start5 = | term_end5 = | preceded5 = | succeeded5 = | birth_date =February 18, 1807 | birth_place =Bath, Maine | death_date ={{Death date and age|1891|2|5|1807|2|18}} | death_place =Surbiton, Surrey, England |resting_place =St. Mary’s churchyard, Long Ditton, England. | nationality = | party =Whig | otherparty =Republican | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | religion = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Freeman Harlow Morse (February 18, 1807 – February 5, 1891) was a United States Representative from Maine. Early life and educationHe 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 careerMorse 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 careerMorse 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 careerMorse 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 burialMorse died in England February 5, 1891. His interment was in the parish churchyard of St. Mary’s in Long Ditton, England. External linksInformation incorporated from the public domain Bioguide of the US Congress| state=Maine | district=4 | before=David Bronson | after=John D. McCrate | years=March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 (obsolete district) }}{{USRepSuccessionBox | state=Maine | district=4 | before=Samuel P. Benson | after=Anson P. Morrill | years=March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 (obsolete district) }}{{s-dip}}{{Succession box|title= United States Consul in London |before= |after= |years=March 22, 1861–April 16, 1869}}{{S-end}}{{US House Armed Services chairs}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Morse, Freeman H.}} 10 : 1807 births|1891 deaths|People from Bath, Maine|Businesspeople from Maine|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine|Maine Whigs|Maine Republicans|Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives|Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives|19th-century American politicians |
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