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Gen Staats Long Morris

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Gen Staats Long Morris

Birth
Morrisania, Bronx County, New York, USA
Death
28 Jan 1800 (aged 71)
Quebec, Canada
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Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England Add to Map
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British Major General. Morris joined the British Army in 1756 and became a Captain in the 36th Regiment of Foot. As a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 89th Highlanders, he took part in the siege of Pondicherry, India (1761). In 1763 he was made a Brigadier General and in 1777 he was made a Major General. He was made a General in 1796. He was a member of Parliament, representing Elgin. He was the grandson of Lewis Morris, the brother of Lewis Morris and the half-brother of Gouverneur Morris.

Staats Long Morris is the son of Lewis Morris Jr., 23 Sept.1698 - 3 Jul.1762 and Tryntje Catharine Staats, 4 Apr.1697 - 11 Mar.1731
Contributor: Elizabeth Tupper Curtiss Wilson (50997396)
British Major General. Morris joined the British Army in 1756 and became a Captain in the 36th Regiment of Foot. As a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 89th Highlanders, he took part in the siege of Pondicherry, India (1761). In 1763 he was made a Brigadier General and in 1777 he was made a Major General. He was made a General in 1796. He was a member of Parliament, representing Elgin. He was the grandson of Lewis Morris, the brother of Lewis Morris and the half-brother of Gouverneur Morris.

Staats Long Morris is the son of Lewis Morris Jr., 23 Sept.1698 - 3 Jul.1762 and Tryntje Catharine Staats, 4 Apr.1697 - 11 Mar.1731
Contributor: Elizabeth Tupper Curtiss Wilson (50997396)

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  • Created by: Dan Silva
  • Added: Jun 28, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72177584/staats_long-morris: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Staats Long Morris (27 Aug 1728–28 Jan 1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72177584, citing Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Maintained by Dan Silva (contributor 46781334).