Anson Morrill

Anson Peaslee Morrill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by Freeman H. Morse
Succeeded by John H. Rice
24th Governor of Maine
In office
January 3, 1855 – January 2, 1856
Preceded by William G. Crosby
Succeeded by Samuel Wells
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
1833
Personal details
Born (1803-06-10)June 10, 1803
Belgrade, Massachusetts
(now Maine)
Died July 4, 1887(1887-07-04) (aged 84)
Augusta, Maine
Political party Republican

Anson Peaslee Morrill (June 10, 1803 – July 5, 1887) was an American politician.

Biography

Born in 1803 in Belgrade (in modern-day Maine, then a part of Massachusetts), originally a storekeeper and millkeeper, he was the 24th Governor of Maine from 1855 to 1856, represented Maine's fourth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863 and served in the Maine House of Representatives. Morrill also served as sheriff of Somerset County, Maine. He was older brother to Lot M. Morrill, a U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Ulysses S. Grant.

After his term as governor, Morrill served as president of the Maine Central Railroad 1864-1866 and again 1873-1875.[1] Following his second term as the railroad's president, he served as vice president for the railroad until his death in 1887.

Governor Morrill died in 1887 in Augusta, Maine and is buried at the Forest Grove Cemetery in Augusta.

References

  • United States Congress. "Anson Morrill (id: M000967)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-03-23
  1. ↑ Legg, John F. (January 17, 1999). "Maine Central Railroad Company". Archived from the original on August 18, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2005.
Political offices
Preceded by
William G. Crosby		 Governor of Maine
1855–1856		 Succeeded by
Samuel Wells
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Freeman H. Morse		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 4th congressional district
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863		 Succeeded by
John H. Rice
Business positions
Preceded by
Hollis Bowman		 President of Maine Central Railroad
1864–1866		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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1873–1875		 Succeeded by
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