Luzon B. Morris
Encyclopedia
Luzon Buritt Morris was an American Democratic
politician and Governor of Connecticut.
. He graduated from Yale University
in 1854, where he was a member of Skull and Bones
. He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
, a Connecticut probate judge, a member of the Connecticut Senate
and as the 55th Governor of Connecticut. He was the only member of his party to hold the governorship between 1885 and 1911.
During his tenure in the Connecticut General Assembly
he was a member of the commission that settled the border dispute with New York
.
Morris was also notable for been an officer of the Connecticut Savings Bank for several years, some as the president.
Morris died of a stroke
, at his home, in New Haven, Connecticut
at the age of 68. He is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery
in New Haven, Connecticut
.
(1855-1935), and they had five children.
His daughter, Helen Harrison Morris, married Yale University president Arthur Twining Hadley
(1856-1930), and they had three children.
His son Ray Morris was a partner in the investment banking house of Brown Brothers Harriman.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician and Governor of Connecticut.
Biography
Morris was born in Newtown, ConnecticutNewtown, Connecticut
Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...
. He graduated from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1854, where he was a member of Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
. He served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut House of Representatives
The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The house is composed of 151 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency containing nearly 22,600 residents...
, a Connecticut probate judge, a member of the Connecticut Senate
Connecticut Senate
The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members, each representing a district with around 94,600 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits...
and as the 55th Governor of Connecticut. He was the only member of his party to hold the governorship between 1885 and 1911.
During his tenure in the Connecticut General Assembly
Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. There are no term limits for either chamber.During...
he was a member of the commission that settled the border dispute with New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Morris was also notable for been an officer of the Connecticut Savings Bank for several years, some as the president.
Morris died of a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
, at his home, in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
at the age of 68. He is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery may refer to:In the United States* Evergreen Cemetery * Evergreen Cemetery , listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cochise County, Arizona...
in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
.
Legacy
His daughter, Mary Seamoor Morris, married oil industrialist Charles Millard PrattCharles Millard Pratt
Charles Millard Pratt was an American oil industrialist and philanthropist.-Early life:Pratt was born and raised in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, the eldest son of Charles Pratt and Lydia Ann Richardson....
(1855-1935), and they had five children.
His daughter, Helen Harrison Morris, married Yale University president Arthur Twining Hadley
Arthur Twining Hadley
Arthur Twining Hadley was an economist who served as President of Yale University from 1899 to 1921.-Biography:...
(1856-1930), and they had three children.
His son Ray Morris was a partner in the investment banking house of Brown Brothers Harriman.
Timeline
- State house of Representatives: 1855–56, 1870, 1876, 1880–81
- Probate judge: 1857–63
- State senate: 1874
- Governor: 1893–95