11 Facts About Leopold Morse

1.

Leopold Morse was a United States representative from Massachusetts.

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Leopold Morse immigrated to the United States in 1849 and resided for about a year in Sandwich, New Hampshire.

3.

Leopold Morse moved to Boston, Massachusetts and worked in a clothing store, which he later purchased and operated until his death.

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About 1850 Leopold Morse opened a clothing store in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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Leopold Morse was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876 and 1880.

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Leopold Morse was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate in 1870 and 1872 for election to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses.

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Leopold Morse was elected to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses.

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Leopold Morse served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy.

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Leopold Morse returned to elected office as a Representative to the Fiftieth Congress.

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Leopold Morse served as chairman of the US House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State for the Congress.

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Leopold Morse resumed business activities, and died in Boston on December 15,1892.