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American politician (1831-1892)

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Leopold Morse Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885 Preceded by Josiah Gardner Abbott Succeeded by Edward D. Hayden Constituency 4th district (1877–83) 5th district (1883–85) In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 Preceded by Ambrose Ranney Succeeded by John F. Andrew Constituency 3rd district Personal details Born (1831-08-15)August 15, 1831 Wachenheim, Bavaria, German Confederation Died December 15, 1892(1892-12-15) (aged 61) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Party Democratic Profession Clothier[1]

**Leopold Morse** (August 15, 1831 – December 15, 1892) was a [United States representative](/source/United_States_representative) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

## Biography

Morse was born in [Wachenheim](/source/Wachenheim), [Bavaria](/source/Kingdom_of_Bavaria), in the [German Confederation](/source/German_Confederation), the son of Charlotte (Mehlinger) and Jacob Morse. His family was Jewish.[2][3] He attended the common schools in Wachenheim. He immigrated to the United States in 1849 and resided for about a year in [Sandwich, New Hampshire](/source/Sandwich%2C_New_Hampshire).

He moved to [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts) and worked in a clothing store, which he later purchased and operated until his death.

About 1850 Morse opened a clothing store in [New Bedford, Massachusetts](/source/New_Bedford%2C_Massachusetts).[4]

Morse was a delegate to the [Democratic National Convention](/source/Democratic_National_Convention) in 1876 and 1880. He was an unsuccessful [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) candidate in [1870](/source/U.S._House_election%2C_1870) and [1872](/source/U.S._House_election%2C_1872) for election to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses. *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)* later noted that "few men step, as he did, from private station, immediately upon the floor of Congress, and he [had] never gone before the people except as a candidate for membership in that body".[5] He was elected to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1885). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the [Department of the Navy](/source/US_Department_of_the_Navy) (Forty-eighth Congress). He declined to accept a renomination in [1884](/source/U.S._House_election%2C_1884). Morse was elected president of the [Post Publishing Co.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Post_Publishing_Co.&action=edit&redlink=1) publisher of *[The Boston Post](/source/The_Boston_Post)*, in that year. He returned to elected office as a Representative to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889). He served as chairman of the [U.S. House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Expenditures_in_the_Department_of_State) for the Congress.

Morse was not a candidate for renomination in [1888](/source/U.S._House_election%2C_1888). He resumed business activities, and died in Boston on December 15, 1892.

Morse was interred in [Mount Auburn Cemetery](/source/Mount_Auburn_Cemetery) in [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts).

Morse's brother was lawyer [Godfrey Morse](/source/Godfrey_Morse).[6]

Leopold Morse's Store in Boston, cir. 1886

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Josiah Gardner Abbott Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883 Succeeded by Patrick A. Collins Preceded by Selwyn Z. Bowman Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 Succeeded by Edward D. Hayden Preceded by Ambrose Ranney Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 Succeeded by John F. Andrew

## See also

- [List of Jewish members of the United States Congress](/source/List_of_Jewish_members_of_the_United_States_Congress)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Marcus, Jacob Rader (1989), *United States Jewry, 1776-1985*, Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, p. 53, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8143-2186-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8143-2186-0)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Adler, Cyrus; Szold, Henrietta (1904). ["American Jewish Year Book"](https://books.google.com/books?id=CbQyAAAAMAAJ&dq=Charlotte+Mehlinger+Jacob+Morse&pg=PA157).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Reno, Conrad (1901). ["Biographical: Massachusetts"](https://books.google.com/books?id=vWswAQAAMAAJ&dq=Charlotte+Mehlinger+Jacob+Morse&pg=PA100).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Marcus, Jacob Rader (1989), *United States Jewry, 1776-1985*, Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, p. 53, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8143-2186-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8143-2186-0)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Hon. Leopold Morse Dead", *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)* (December 16, 1892), p. 9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Landman, Isaac](/source/Isaac_Landman), ed. (1942). [*The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9pwYAAAAIAAJ). Vol. 7. New York, N.Y.: The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc. p. 656 – via [Google Books](/source/Google_Books).

## External links

- United States Congress. ["Leopold Morse (id: M001012)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001012). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

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