The Morris of Pennsylvania and New York
- Robert Morris (1734–1806), member of the Pennsylvania Colony Council of Safety 1775, Pennsylvania Colony Assemblyman 1775–1776, member of the Pennsylvania Legislature 1776–1778, Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania 1775–1778, delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention 1787, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1789–1795. Father of Thomas Morris.
- Thomas Morris (1771–1849), New York State Senator 1794–1796, U.S. Representative from New York 1801–1803, U.S. Marshal of New York 1816 1820 1825 1829. Son of Robert Morris.
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