Oliver A. Morse

Oliver A. Morse, New York Congressman

Oliver Andrew Morse (March 26, 1815 – April 20, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Cherry Valley, New York, Morse pursued classical studies and was graduated from Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, in 1833, where he was a founding member of the Alpha Delta Phi Literary Society. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cherry Valley, New York.

Morse was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858. Writer and translator. He died in New York City April 20, 1870. He was interred in Cherry Valley Cemetery, Cherry Valley, New York.

External links

• Oliver A. Morse at Find a Grave

Sources

• United States Congress. "Oliver A. Morse (id: M001013)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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