David L. Morril
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David Lawrence Morril graduated from Dartmouth College
and later received his law
degree from the University of Vermont
. He was an American
physician and clergyman and lived for a time in Goffstown, New Hampshire
. He served as a U.S. Senator
for New Hampshire
from 1817 to 1823, and Governor of New Hampshire from 1824 to 1827.
Morril was the son of Samuel and Anna (Lawrence) Morrill. He married Lydia Poor in 1824 and had four children.
He is buried in the Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
, near the grave of President Franklin Pierce
.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
and later received his law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
degree from the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
. He was an American
United States
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physician and clergyman and lived for a time in Goffstown, New Hampshire
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Goffstown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 17,651 at the 2010 census. The compact center of town, where 3,196 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Goffstown census-designated place and is located at the...
. He served as a U.S. Senator
United States Senate
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for New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
from 1817 to 1823, and Governor of New Hampshire from 1824 to 1827.
Morril was the son of Samuel and Anna (Lawrence) Morrill. He married Lydia Poor in 1824 and had four children.
He is buried in the Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
, near the grave of President Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...
.