Morris, Cadwalader, 1741-1795

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MORRIS, Cadwalader, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 19, 1741; attended the rural school; engaged in commercial pursuits and in the management of his estate; resided for a time in the West Indies; during the Revolutionary War was a member of the Philadelphia Troop of Light Horse; assisted in the establishment and served as an inspector of the Bank of Pennsylvania in 1780; one of the founders and a director of the Bank of North America in 1781; Member of the Continental Congress in 1783 and 1784; was elected for another term, but declined; after the war operated an iron furnace in Birdsborough, Pa., but subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia; member of the Democratic Society of Philadelphia; died in Philadelphia January 25, 1795.

<p>Cadwalader Morris (February 19, 1741—January 25, 1795) was an American merchant and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.</p>

<p>Morris was born in Philadelphia on February 19, 1741. He was a son of merchant Samuel Morris (1711–1782) and Hannah (née Cadwalader) Morris (1715–1787). His brother was Anthony Cadwalader Morris.</p>

<p>His paternal grandparents were Phoebe (née Guest) Morris and Anthony Morris, the brewer, merchant, judge, assemblyman, and mayor of Philadelphia. His maternal grandparents were Martha (née Jones) Cadwalader and General John Cadwalader, who emigrated from Wales to Philadelphia in 1697, sailing with William Penn on his second voyage to the Quaker City. Among his maternal family was uncle Dr. Thomas Cadwalader, and cousins, General John Cadwalader, U.S. Representative Lambert Cadwalader, and aunt Mary Cadwalader (wife of Judge Samuel Dickinson).</p>