# Frank Morey

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American politician

For the Maine politician, see [Frank A. Morey](/source/Frank_A._Morey).

Frank Morey Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district In office March 4, 1869 – June 8, 1876 Preceded by W. Jasper Blackburn Succeeded by William B. Spencer Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives In office 1868–1869 Personal details Born Frank Morey (1840-07-11)July 11, 1840 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Died September 22, 1890(1890-09-22) (aged 50) Washington, DC, U.S. Party Republican Profession planter and insurance Military service Branch/service United States Army Years of service 1861–1865

**Frank Morey** (July 11, 1840 – September 22, 1890) was an American planter, politician, and soldier in the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) (1861–1865), reaching the rank of colonel; afterward he moved to Louisiana, where he became a planter and sold insurance. He was elected as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana), serving from 1869 to 1876. His election in 1876 was contested, and he lost his seat in June of that year to [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) [William B. Spencer](/source/William_B._Spencer). Afterward, Morey moved to Washington, D.C., where he practiced law.

## Biography

Born in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts), Morey attended the public schools. At the age of 17, he moved to Illinois.

## Civil War

He studied law, but at the onset of the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) he entered the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) in 1861 in the [Thirty-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thirty-third_Regiment,_Illinois_Volunteer_Infantry&action=edit&redlink=1), and served until the close of the war.

## Postbellum

After the war, Morey settled in Louisiana in 1866. He engaged in cotton planting and the insurance business.

He was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the State house of representatives in 1868 and 1869. He was appointed as a commissioner to revise the statutes and codes of the State under [Reconstruction](/source/Reconstruction_era_(United_States)), to reflect national constitutional amendments granting [freedmen](/source/Freedmen) citizenship and the right to vote. He served as commissioner to the [Vienna Exposition](/source/Vienna_Exposition) in 1873.

Morey was also elected in 1868 as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress, winning re-election and serving in the Forty-second and Forty-third congresses. He served from 1869 to 1876.

He presented his credentials as a Member-elect to the Forty-fourth Congress as well, but it was contested by his Democratic opponent, [William B. Spencer](/source/William_B._Spencer). Morey's election was overturned by Congress in June 1876, and Spencer took the seat. The Democrats also regained control of the Louisiana state legislature that year, in an election marked by violence as the [White League](/source/White_League) worked to suppress black voting. In 1877 federal troops were withdrawn from the state with the end of Reconstruction.

Morey moved to [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), and practiced law. He died there September 22, 1890. He was interred in the [Congressional Cemetery](/source/Congressional_Cemetery).

## See also

- [Biography portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Biography)
- [American Civil War portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:American_Civil_War)

## References

- United States Congress. ["Frank Morey (id: M000942)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000942). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. Retrieved February 14, 2008.

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by W. Jasper Blackburn Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district March 4, 1869 – June 8, 1876 Succeeded by William B. Spencer

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v t e United States representatives from Louisiana 1st district E. Livingston White H. Johnson White Slidell La Sére St. Martin Dunbar Eustis Bouligny Sypher Lawrence Gibson Hunt St. Martin Wilkinson Meyer Estopinal O'Connor Fernández Hébert Tonry B. Livingston Vitter Jindal Scalise 2nd district Gurley Thomas Ripley Chinn Dawson la Branche Thibodeaux Conrad Bullard J. A. Landry Hunt Taylor Mann Sheldon Ellis Hahn Wallace Lagan Coleman Lagan Davey Buck Davey Gilmore Dupré Spearing Maloney H. Boggs Maloney H. Boggs L. Boggs Jefferson Cao Richmond Carter 3rd district Brent Overton Bullard Garland J. Moore Dawson Harmanson Penn Perkins Davidson Newsham Darrall Acklen Darrall Kellogg Gay Price Broussard Martin Montet Mouton Domengeaux Willis Caffery Treen Tauzin Melançon J. M. Landry Boustany Higgins 4th district Bossier Morse J. Moore Jones Sandidge Landrum Vidal Newsham McCleery Boarman Smith Levy Elam Blanchard Ogden Breazeale Watkins Sandlin Brooks Waggonner Leach Roemer McCrery Fields McCrery Fleming M. Johnson 5th district Blackburn Morey Spencer Leonard Young King Newton Boatner Baird Ransdell Elder Wilson Mills McKenzie Passman Huckaby McCrery Cooksey Alexander McAllister Abraham Letlow 6th district Nash E. Robertson Lewis Irion E. Robertson S. Robertson Favrot Wickliffe Morgan Sanders Sr. Favrot Kemp Sanders Jr. Griffith Sanders Jr. Morrison Rarick H. Moore Baker Cazayoux Cassidy Graves Fields 7th district Pujo Lazaro De Rouen Plauché Larcade Thompson Edwards Breaux Hayes John Boustany 8th district Aswell Overton Dear Allen G. S. "Doc" Long McSween G. W. Long S. Long G. W. Long C. Long Holloway At-large Robertson Butler Johnston Sheridan Territory Clark Poydras

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