Background
On Nov. 27, 1862, he had married Elizabeth A. Brettun, the daughter of William H. Brettun of Leavenworth, Kan. , who died in September 1868.
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Edmund Morrill
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Education
Morrill, Edmund Needham, , Maine 1834 1909 Male Congressman Governor (State) congressman from Kansas and governor, the son of Rufus and Mary (Webb) Morrill, was born at Westbrook, Cumberland County, Me. , and received his education at Westbrook Seminary.
He was active in promoting the educational and cultural interest of his community, established a public library in 1882, and assisted financially in establishing and maintaining the Hiawatha academy.
Career
He removed to Brown County, Kan. , where he arrived on Mar. 12, 1857, and set up a sawmill, which he operated until 1860.
On October 5, 1857, he was elected to the free-state territorial legislature.
On Oct. 5, 1861, he enlisted in the 7th Kansas Cavalry and through the influence of Vice-President Hamlin of Maine was appointed, in August 1862, to be commissary of subsistence.
After his retirement from the governorship he developed one of the largest single apple orchards in the state, an orchard of 880 acres.
From 1866 to 1872 he held county offices.
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He was defeated, although he ran ahead of the state ticket and the McKinley electors, and retired to Brown County to devote himself to his varied interests.
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Religion
He was a conservative in his general point of view on life and on public questions his attitude was further conditioned to a marked degree by his service as a Union soldier and by his interests as a banker.
Politics
In the latter year he was elected to the state Senate on the Republican ticket and was reëlected in 1876.
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Governor Republican