OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Lot Myrick Morrill
BORN:
May 3, 1813,
Belgrade, Maine
DIED:
January 10, 1883 (age 69),
Augusta, Maine
EDUCATION:
Colby College
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic (Before 1856)
Republican (1856–1883)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1839:
Admitted to Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Readfield, Maine
1841:
Moved to Augusta, ME
1854:
Member, Maine State House of Representatives
1856:
Maine State Senator
1858-1860:
Governor of Maine
1869-1876:
U.S. Senator (R-ME)
1876-1877:
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
1877-1883:
Collector of Customs in Portland, Maine
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia