Life of Gouverneur Morris

By _Daniellesimone

  • Birth of Morris

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    Birth and death of Gouverneur Morris

  • Gifted scholar enrolled

    at 12 years old, educated by private tutors and at a Huguenot school in New Rochelle

  • Columbia College of Columbia University

  • Masters Degree

  • he took a seat in New York's Revolutionary provincial congress

    representing Westchester County, 8 May 1775, Gouverneur Morris was elected to represent his estate in the New York Provincial Congress.

  • he drafted the first constitution of the state.

    served in the militia, along with John Jay and Robert R. Livingston he drafted the first constitution of the state. Subsequently he joined its council of safety

  • Morris sat in the legislature

    1777-78 Morris sat in the legislature

  • Continental Congress,

    1778-79 sat in the Continental Congress, where he numbered among the youngest and most brilliant members.

  • Signed Articles of Confederation

    signed the Articles of Confederation and drafted instructions for Benjamin Franklin, in Paris, as well as those that provided a partial basis for the treaty ending the War for Independence.

  • Defeated and reelected to congress

    Defeated in his bid for reelection to Congress in 1779 because of the opposition of Gov. Morris relocated to Philadelphia and resumed the practice of law

  • appointed assistant superintendent of finance

    1781 to 1785, he resumed his public career when he became the principal assistant to Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance for the United States, to whom he was unrelated. Gouverneur held this position for 4 years.

  • delegate to the Constitutional Convention

    New York Native represting Pennsylvania in constitution convention

  • resumed his residence in New York in

  • witnessed French Revolution

    in 1789, Gouverneur joined in a business venture with Robert Morris, and traveled to France, where he witnessed the beginnings of the French Revolution.

  • mission to London

    In 1790-91 he undertook a diplomatic mission to London to try to negotiate some of the outstanding problems between the United States and Great Britain.

  • served as Minister to France

    in 1792 Washington appointed him as Minister to France, to replace Thomas Jefferson.

  • finish an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate

    Morris returned to the United States in 1799. The next year, he was elected to finish an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate

  • was elected in April 1800

    Federalist, to the United States Senate

  • defeated in his bid for reelection

    An ardent Federalist, he was defeated in his bid for reelection in 1802 and left office the following year.

  • Married Anne Carey

    In 1809 he married Anne Carey Randolph of Virginia, and they had one son.

  • served as Chairman

    In the years 1810-13 he served as chairman of the Erie Canal Commission. Erie Canal helped to transform New York City into a financial capital

  • speak out against the Democratic-Republicans

    During his last years, he continued to speak out against the Democratic-Republicans and violently opposed the War of 1812.

  • Death of Morris

    sticking a piece of whale bone through his urinary tract to relieve a blockage.