Robert Morris
Financial Agent of the United States (1781-1789)
Born: 01/31/1734 (Liverpool, England)
Died: 05/08/1806 (Philadelphia, PA)
Political Party:
Pro-Administration, Federalist
Demographics:
Male; Caucasian; Episcopalian
Profession:
Founder, Financier, Politician, Merchant
Political Positions:
Continental Congress, Delegate, PA (1776);
Declaration of Independence, Signer (1776);
State House, PA (1778 - 1781);
National Superintendent of Finance (1781 - 1784);
State House, PA (1785 - 1787);
Financial Agent of the United States (1785 - 1789);
U.S. Constitutional Convention, Member (1787);
U.S. Senate, PA (1789 - 1795)
Professional Details:
Willing & Morris, Mercantile House (1757)
Historical Info:
Declined becoming the first Secretary of the Treasury, recommended Alexander Hamilton (1795); Debtor's Prison (Prune Street Jail, Philadelphia) 1798 to 1801
Groups/Organizations:
Trustee, University of Pennsylvania (1778-1791)
Family:
m. Mary White (1769)
Notes:
Signed Check/Draft (Smithsonian):
