Speech : to the Assembly and Council, 1745 [no month, no day].
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Morris, Lewis, 1671-1746
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Lewis Morris first served as a member of Governor Cornbury's Council for the province of New Jersey. Due to conflict with Cornbury, Morris was removed and, later, elected to the New Jersey Assembly. Under the administration of Robert Hunter, Morris became chief spokesman for the New York Assembly in 1710 and was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the province of New York in 1715. While serving as chief justice, Morris continued to serve on the Governor's Council under Burnet and Mon...
New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly
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The New Jersey Assembly had similar functions both before and after the American Revolution. In colonial days, the representatives, who were elected by adult white males over the age of 21, were sworn in, and then chose the speaker. The Governor could veto the assembly's choice for speaker but most of the time he gave his approval. To hold a meeting of the Assembly at least two members and the speaker had to be present, however, they needed sixteen votes to enact ordinary legislation and eightee...
Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,
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New Jersey. Governor (1738-1746 : Morris)
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Lewis Morris, jurist, chief justice of New York, member of New Jersey Council and Assembly, became governor of New Jersey when it was separated from New York in 1735. From the description of Letter (draft) : Burlington, N.J., to the Speaker and Assembly of New Jersey, [ca. 1740]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122490312 ...
New Jersey Council
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