Anson Morrill

Anson Peaslee Morrill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district
In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Preceded by	Freeman H. Morse
Succeeded by	John H. Rice
24th Governor of Maine
In office January 3, 1855 – January 2, 1856
Preceded by	William G. Crosby
Succeeded by	Samuel Wells
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1833
Personal details
Born	June 10, 1803 Belgrade, Maine
Died	July 4, 1887 (aged 84) Augusta, Maine
Political party	Republican
Religion	Universalist

Anson Peaslee Morrill (June 10, 1803 – July 5, 1887) was an American politician.

Biography

Born in 1803 in Belgrade, Maine, originally a storekeeper and millkeeper, he was the 24th Governor of Maine from 1855 to 1856, represented Maine's fourth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863 and served in the Maine House of Representatives. Morrill also served as sheriff of Somerset County, Maine. He was older brother to Lot M. Morrill, a U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Ulysses S. Grant. He died in 1887 in Augusta, Maine and is buried at the Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.

After his term as Governor, Morrill served as president of the Maine Central Railroad 1864-1866 and again 1873-1875.^[1] Following his second term as the railroad's president, he served as vice president for the railroad until his death in 1887.

He is buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.^[2]

References

• Anson Morrill at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-03-23

1. Legg, John F. (January 17, 1999). "Maine Central Railroad Company". Archived from the original on August 18, 2005. Retrieved 2005-12-29.
2. "Anson Peaslee Morrill". Find A Grave. Retrieved 2006-12-23.