Edmund N. Morrill

Edmund Needham Morrill (February 12, 1834 – March 14, 1909) was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas.

Edmund Needham Morrill
13th Governor of Kansas
In office
January 14, 1895 – January 11, 1897
LieutenantJames Armstrong Troutman
Preceded byLorenzo D. Lewelling
Succeeded byJohn W. Leedy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byJohn A. Anderson
Succeeded byCase Broderick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byWilliam A. Phillips
Succeeded byseat eliminated
Member of the Kansas Senate
In office
1872
Personal details
Born(1834-02-12)February 12, 1834
Westbrook, Maine
DiedMarch 14, 1909(1909-03-14) (aged 75)
San Antonio, Texas
Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha, Kansas
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Elizabeth A. Brettun
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(m. 1862; died 1868)​
    Caroline Jenkins Nash
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    (m. 1869)​
    EducationWestbrook Academy
    ProfessionSoldier, teacher
    Signature
    Military career
    Allegiance United States
    Branch United States Army
    Years of service1861 (1861) – 1865 (1865)
    Rank Major
    UnitCompany C, 7th Kansas Cavalry
    WarAmerican Civil War

    Biography

    Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine, to Rufus and Mary (Webb) Morrill. He attended the common schools at Westbrook Academy and learned the trade of tanning from his father. At the age of 23, he moved to Kansas.

    In 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company C, 7th Kansas Cavalry. Within a year, he was a captain, and by 1865 he was a major.

    After the Civil War, he entered the banking business and remained in that business for the rest of his life.

    Morrill married twice, first to Elizabeth A. Brettum whom he married on November 27, 1862. Elizabeth died November 1868 at Hiawatha, Kansas. Morrill's second wife was Caroline Jenkins Nash, whom he married December 25, 1869. They had three children, all born at Hiawatha.

    In 1866, he was elected clerk of the district court. In 1872, he was elected to the Kansas Senate. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1882, serving four two-year terms before declining another, announcing instead his retirement from politics. Nevertheless, at the urging of his friends, he accepted the nomination for governor of Kansas in 1894 and served one term, being defeated in 1896.

    Morrill died March 14, 1909, in San Antonio, Texas, and is buried in Hiawatha's Mount Hope Cemetery.[1]

    References
    1. "Ex-Gov. Morrill Dead". St. Joseph News-Press. San Antonio, Texas. March 15, 1909. p. 8. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    • Blackmar, Frank W. Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. (Chicago: Standard Publishing Company), 1912.
    • Morrill, E. N. History and Statistics of Brown County, Kansas (Hiawatha, KS: s.n.), 1876.
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