Morris Tyler

Morris Tyler (1806 – 1876) was an American politician who was the 56th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1871 to 1873.

He was a manufacturer and wholesaler of boots and shoes. He was active in politics as a Republican. In 1863–65, he served as Mayor of New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

In 1871, he won a very close and disputed election for Lieutenant Governor, with a reported 47,598 votes, versus 47,263 for incumbent Lieutenant Governor Julius Hotchkiss.[2]

Personal life

He married Mary Frisbie Butler, and was the father of telephone industry pioneer Morris Franklin Tyler. He died in 1876.

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References

  1. "School and Alumni Notes", Yale Law Journal, January 1908
  2. D. Appleton, The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year, Volume 11, 1872, pp. 233-234
Political offices
Preceded by
Julius Hotchkiss
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
1871-1873
Succeeded by
George G. Sill


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