Luzon B. Morris
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Luzon Buritt Morris (April 16, 1827 - August 22, 1895) was a Democratic politician. Morris was born in Newtown, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1854. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in Connecticut, a Connecticut probate judge, a member of the United States Senate in Connecticut and as the Governor of Connecticut. He was the only member of his party to hold the governorship between 1885 and 1911.
Morris was also notable for being involved with the Connecticut Savings Bank for several years, some as the president.
Morris died of a stroke, at his home, in New Haven, Connecticut at the age of 68. He is buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut.
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- House of Representatives: 1855-56, 1870, 1876, 1880-81
- Probate judge: 1857-63
- State senate: 1874
- Governor: 1893-95
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| Preceded by Morgan G. Bulkeley |
Governor of Connecticut 1893–1895 |
Succeeded by O. Vincent Coffin |
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