Background
Morrill, Anson Peaslee was born on June 10, 1803 in Belgrade, Maine, United States. Son of Peaslee and Nancy (Macomber) Morrill.
governor politician representative
Morrill, Anson Peaslee was born on June 10, 1803 in Belgrade, Maine, United States. Son of Peaslee and Nancy (Macomber) Morrill.
Born in 1803 in Belgrade, Maine, originally a storekeeper and millkeeper, he was the 24th Governor of Maine from 1855 to 1856, represented Maine"s fourth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863 and served in the Maine House of Representatives. Morrill also served as sheriff of Somerset County, Maine. He was older brother to Lot M. Morrill, a United States. Treasury Secretary under President Ulysses South. Grant.
He died in 1887 in Augusta, Maine and is buried at the Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
After his term as Governor, Morrill served as president of the Maine Central Railroad 1864-1866 and again 1873-1875. Following his second term as the railroad"s president, he served as vice president for the railroad until his death in 1887.
He is buried in Forest Grove Cemetery, Augusta, Maine.
Member Maine House of Representatives, 1833, 80. Member United States House of Representatives from Maine, 37th Congress, 1861-1863.
Married Rowena Richardson, 1827, 2 children.