John F. Morse

John Flavel Morse (October 1, 1801–January 30, 1884) was a politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1850–1851.

Biography

John F. Morse was born in Massachusetts, October 1, 1801^[1] and moved with his father to Kirtland, Ohio in 1816.^[2] In 1824 he started farming and building for himself. In 1836 he moved to Painsville, where he was exclusively a builder.^[1]

Morse was elected to represent Lake County in the Ohio House of Representatives in 1843 for the 42nd General Assembly,^[3] and again in 1848 and 1850 for the 47th and 49th General Assemblies.^[4] In the 49th General Assembly, he was elected Speaker of the House,^[5] In the 47th, he was important to the election of Salmon P. Chase to the United States Senate, and to the repeal of some laws that restricted the civil rights of Black People, known as the Black Laws.^[2]

Morse was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1859 for the 54th General Assembly, (1860–1861),^[6] and in 1861 was Captain of the 29th Ohio Infantry.^[2] In 1862, Secretary Chase offered him employment with the Federal Government, continuing until 1876. He died in 1884^[2]

In July, 1824, Morse married Mary Granger, of Vienna, New York, and had two children.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Brennan, J. Fletcher, ed. (1880). The portrait gallery and cyclopedia of the distinguished men of Ohio. Vol. 2. Cincinnati: John C. Yorston & Company. p. 387.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Howe 1891 volume 2 : 303
^ Ohio 1917 : 275
^ Ohio 1917 : 279
^ Ohio 1917 : 281
^ Ohio 1917 : 238

References

Howe, Henry (1891). "Lake County". Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. Vol. 2. The State of Ohio.
Ohio General Assembly (1917). Manual of legislative practice in the General Assembly. State of Ohio.

Ohio House of Representatives
Preceded by Benjamin F. Leiter	Speaker of the House 1850-1851	Succeeded by James C. Johnson
Preceded by Simeon Fuller	Representative from Lake County 1843-1844	Succeeded by Abel Kimball
Preceded by Abel Kimball	Representative from Lake County 1848-1849 Served alongside: Norman L. Chaffee	Succeeded by C.W. Ensign Henry Krum
Preceded by C.W. Ensign Henry Krum	Representative from Lake County 1850-1851 Served alongside: Samuel Plumb	Succeeded by Dexter Damon
Ohio Senate
Preceded by Darius Caldwell	Senator from 24th District 1860-1861	Succeeded by Peter Hitchcock

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[portrait-1] Brennan, J. Fletcher, ed. (1880). The portrait gallery and cyclopedia of the distinguished men of Ohio. Vol. 2. Cincinnati: John C. Yorston & Company. p. 387.

[howe-2] Howe 1891 volume 2 : 303

[3] Ohio 1917 : 275

[4] Ohio 1917 : 279

[5] Ohio 1917 : 281

[6] Ohio 1917 : 238

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