Isaac Edward Morse (1809 - 1866)

Born 22 May 1809 in Attakapas, Orleans Territory, United States

Died 11 Feb 1866 at age 56 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Isaac Morse is Notable.

This profile is part of the Morse Name Study.

Isaac was born in 1809. He passed away in 1866. He was the son of Nathan Morse and Martha C. Nicholls Morse.^[1]

Morse attended school in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, and the Norwich Military Academy, Norwich, Vermont. He graduated from Harvard University in 1829. Morse was accepted to the Louisiana Bar and practiced law in New Orleans, Louisiana, and St. Martinville, Louisiana, from 1835 to 1842.^[2]

In 1842, Morse entered politics and was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. In 1844, he was elected to the Twenty-eighth US Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Peter E. Bossier. He was reelected three more times and served in the 28th, 30th and 31st Congresses. Morse served as the Chair of the Committee on Private Land Claims from December 2, 1844, to March 3, 1851.^[2][3]

Morse continued in Louisiana politics. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848 and elected Attorney General of Louisiana serving from 1853-1856. In December 1856, President Franklin Pierce appointed Morse as one of two special commissioners to New Granada to negotiate concerning the transit of citizens, officers, soldiers, and seamen of the United States across the Isthmus of Panama.^[2][3]

Research Notes

Sources clearly state that Mr. Morse was interred in Washington Cemetery.^[2][3] Findagrave shows his final resting place as Lafayette Cemetery #1.^[1] It seems that the name of the cemetery was changed at one point. The entrance to Lafayette Cemetery #1 is on Washington Street in the Garden District of New Orleans, so Washington Cemetery may have been the original name of the location.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8068528/isaac-edward-morse: accessed 07 August 2022), memorial page for Isaac Edward Morse (22 May 1809–11 Feb 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8068528, citing Lafayette Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Wikipedia contributors, "Isaac Edward Morse," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isaac_Edward_Morse&oldid=1096546299 (accessed August 7, 2022).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “MORSE, Isaac Edward,” https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/M/MORSE,-Isaac-Edward-(M001011)/ (August 07, 2022)

See also:

• "Biography of Isaac Edward Morse, lawyer and Louisiana representative," LDL (Louisiana Digital Library) State Library of Louisiana (http://www.state.lib.la.us), https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lwp%3A1990 (August 7, 2022)