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gouverneur morris

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Mor⋅ris

[mawr-is, mor-]
–noun
1. Esther Hobart Mc⋅Quigg Slack [muh-kwig -slak] , 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
2. Gouv⋅er⋅neur [guhv-er-neer] , 1752–1816, U.S. statesman.
3. Robert, 1734–1806, U.S. financier and statesman, born in England.
4. William, 1834–96, English painter, furniture designer, poet, and socialist writer.
5. Wright, 1910–1998, U.S. novelist.
6. a male given name, form of Maurice.
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Morris, Gouverneur 1752-1816.  
American political leader and diplomat who led the committee that produced the final draft of the U.S. Constitution (1787).
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Morris 
style of furniture, wallpaper, etc., 1880, in ref. to poet and craftsman William Morris (1834-96).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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