Joseph Morris (Ohio politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American politician
Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1795
Place of Birth: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 23-Oct-1854
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Joseph Morris (Ohio politician)
- Joseph Morris (October 16, 1795 – October 23, 1854) was a U.S.
- Representative from Ohio, father of James Remley Morris. Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Morris attended the public schools.
- He was sheriff of Greene County in 1824. He moved to Woodsfield, Ohio, in 1829 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a member of the State house of representatives in 1833 and 1834. Morris was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847) from Ohio's 15th Congressional district.
- He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846.
- After retiring from the United States Congress he resumed business interests and then died in Woodsfield, Ohio on October 23, 1854.
- Morris was buried in Morris Cemetery, near Woodsfield.
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