Lewis Morris was born in Westchester County, New York in 1726. He fell heir to a large fortune at an early age, being the eldest son. He entered Yale at age 16 years and graduated high in his class.
Lewis became a loud and persistent voice against the British behavior in the Colonies and voiced his ideas in New York surrounded by the Tories. In spite of that he was elected to the General Congress from New York and reelected in 1775.
That summer of 1775 he was sent on a mission to pacify the Indians on the Western frontier. Then in 1776 reelected to the General Congress and attached his name to the Declaration of Independence. He expressed his disdain for those who were reluctant to sign such a document in light of the strength of the British.
He served during the war years in various duties as an officer after leaving his Congressional seat to his brother, Gouverneur, and along with three of his sons served through the war years. After leaving the Army as a Mayor General Lewis went back to restore his almost destroyed property. Lewis Morris died in 1798, at the age of seventy two, a true American...Medicineman!
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