Jonathan D. Morris

Who was Jonathan D. Morris?

Jonathan David Morris was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Thomas Morris and brother of Isaac N. Morris.

Born in Columbia, Hamilton County, Ohio Morris attended the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Batavia, Ohio. He served as clerk of the courts of Clermont County.

Morris was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas L. Hamer He was reelected to the Thirty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1851. He died in Connersville, Indiana, May 16, 1875. He was interred in Citizens Cemetery, Batavia, Ohio.