Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
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Morris, Robert (financier)
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Morris, Robert, ca. 1734-1806.
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Morris, Robert, 1743-1806.
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Robert Morris (1734-1806), "the Financier of the American Revolution," was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day.
Continental congressman, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Morris also served in the General Assembly of Pennsylvania and the United States Senate. Morris was involved in the purchase of lands from the Phelps and Gorham purchase. Morris was financially ruined by these land dealings.
Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Member of Continental Congres.
Company organized in Philadelphia, 1795, by Robert Morris, John Nicholson and James Greenleaf, to develop and sell 6,000,000 frontier acres.
Declaration of Independence signer from Pennsylvania.
American financier and statesman.
Morris signed this bond in his capacity as Superintendent of Finance under the Articles of Confederation.
Morris was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the "Financier of the Revolution."
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Pennsylvania, and financier of the Revolution.
By this time, Robert Morris had retired from public service and was living in Pennsylvania. John Nicholson was a businessman in Pennsylvania. The two forged a business partnership for land speculation and development.
Morris was an American financier, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.
Pennsylvania financier and Continental congressman.
American merchant and signer to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution.
Morris was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and is considered the "Financier of the Revolution."
Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the "Financier of the Revolution," spent three years in debtors' prison after his personal finances collapsed.
Robert Morris (1734-1806) was an American financier and statesman. A Philadelphia merchant, he became the first Finance Minister of the U.S. and helped to finance the American Revolution through his business activities. He signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and was one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
Robert Morris, (1734-1806), American merchant, known as the "financier of the American Revolution." Native of England, he immigrated to America in 1747. In 1754 he formed a partnership with Thomas Willing, a Philadelphia merchant, and by the early 1780's had been recognized as one of the most successful merchants in the nation. He served as a member of the Continental Congress in 1775-1778, superintendent of finance in 1781-84, a member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention (1787) and Senator from Pennsylvania in 1789-1795. His extensive land speculations ultimately ended in bankruptcy. Morris was in debtors' prison from 1798 to 1801 and never recovered his fortune.
American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution; member of the Second Continental Congress from Pennsylvania; also a landowner in Ontario County, N.Y.
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Robert Morris (1734-1806) was an American financier and statesman.
A Philadelphia merchant, he became the first Finance Minister of the U.S. and helped to finance the American Revolution through his business activities. He signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and was one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
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