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Gouvernor Morris was born
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He attended King's College (later Columbia College and University) in New York City, graduating in 1768 at the age of 16
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Three years later, after reading law in the city, he gained admission to the bar.
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Morris was elected to represent his family estate in southern in the New York provincial congress
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In 1776, when he also served in the militia
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After fighting in the war Morris Subsequently joined its council of safety (1777).
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In 1777-78 Morris sat in the legislature
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1778-79 in the Continental Congress, where he numbered among the youngest and most brilliant members.
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1781 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.
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Morris emerged as one of the leading figures at the Constitutional Convention. His speeches, more frequent than those by anyone else,
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Morris subsequently left public life for a time to devote his attention to business.
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in 1789, Gouverneur joined in a business venture with Robert Morris, and traveled to France, where he witnessed the beginnings of the French Revolution.
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Morris was to remain in Europe for about a decade.
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1792 Washington appointed him as Minister to France, to replace Thomas Jefferson. Morris was recalled 2 years later but did not come home.
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Morris returned to the United States in 1799. The next year, he was elected to finish an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate
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An ardent Federalist, he was defeated in his bid for reelection in 1802 and left office the following year.
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In 1809 he married Anne Cary (Carey) Randolph of Virginia, and they had one son.
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During his last years, he continued to speak out against the Democratic-Republicans and violently opposed the War of 1812.
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In the years 1810-13 he served as chairman of the Erie Canal Commission. After this he retired
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Gouvernor Morris passed away
