Robert Morris (1734-1806)

Robert Morris (1734-1806)
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Identifier
NJS-PER-04389
Given Name
Robert
Family Name
Morris
Birth Date
January 20, 1734
Death Date
May 8, 1806
Sex
Male
Occupation
Banking, Insurance, and Commerce
Slave Trade
Biographical Description
Robert Morris (1734-1806) was a merchant, financier, and politician in Philadelphia in the 18th century. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and became known as the "Financier of the Revolution" for his role as the first Superintendent of Finance of the United States.

In 1757, he established the mercantile firm Willing, Morris & Company, together with his business partner Thomas Willing (1731-1821). They were in business together for over 30 years. The firm imported slave-produced goods from the Caribbean and participated in the slave trade, bringing Africans to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Places
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Related Person
Thomas Willing (1731-1821)
References

"MORRIS, Robert (1734-1806)," Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000985.

Charles Rappleye, Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution, (Simon & Schuster, 2010).

This person is represented on the following page(s):
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Morris_(financier)
Image Rights and Source
Portrait of Robert Morris by Robert Edge Pine, c. 1785. Object number NPG.73.20, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.73.20
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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