The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . Louise Among Morris, daughter of Com. CharlesMorris; she died in 1840, leaving a son anddaughter. The son died shortly after his mother,but the daughter grew to womanhood, and for
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . Louise Among Morris, daughter of Com. CharlesMorris; she died in 1840, leaving a son anddaughter. The son died shortly after his mother,but the daughter grew to womanhood, and for manyyears presided with great success over her fatl)ershouse. She married George Eustis, a member ofcongress from Louisiana, and diedin 1867 at Cannes, France, leavingthree children. The Louise homewas erected by her father as amemorial to his wife and 1854 Mr. Corcoran retired fromthe banking business, and gave histime entii-ely to the management ofhis private affairs. His attentionwas now directed to plans for car-rying out extensive benevolent pro-jects, and resulted in the organiza-tion of a system that embraced inits compass eveiy aspect of humanlife. Oak Kill cemetery, the Louisehome for impoverished gentlewo-men, the Corcoran art gallery, richendowments to colleges and uni-versities, gifts to churches, church ^r,homes, and theological seminaries, and public charities consumed over $5,000,0
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