Life span: 07/16/1815 to 10/31/1881TabsLife SummaryFull name: Edward Joy MorrisPlace of Birth: Philadelphia, PABurial Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 2Family: William Morris (father), Sarah Marple Morris (mother), Elizabeth Gatliff Ella (first wife), Susan Leighton Patrick (second wife)Education: HarvardUniversity of PennsylvaniaOccupation: PoliticianDiplomatAttorney or JudgeWriter or ArtistRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: WhigRepublicanGovernment: Fillmore Administration (1850-53)Lincoln Administration (1861-65)Johnson Administration (1865-69)Grant Administration (1869-77)DiplomatUS House of RepresentativesState legislature Events Major TopicsThirty-Seventh Congress of the United States Documents Images Edward Joy Morris, circa 1858 Edward Joy Morris, circa 1858, detail Bibliography
