Biography

1765 - 11/19/1840

Benjamin Rawle Morgan (Federalist1) Delaware, Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County 1796-1799 (Federalist1) Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County 1815-1819

Early Life:

Benjamin Rawle Morgan no birth information available; born 1765; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1791-1796; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1796-1797; replaced, Israel Israel, who resigned, February 1798; took office, February 26, 1798; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1798-1799; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1810-1815; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1815-1819; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Governor, 1817; elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Philadelphia City, 1829-1830; management, Library Company of Philadelphia; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania, 1797- until his death, 1840; believed, died, November 19,1840; Burial location unknown.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Philadelphia City, 1791-1796.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Delaware, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, 1796-1797; replaced, Israel Israel, who resigned, February 1798; took office, February 26, 1798-1799.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Philadelphia City, 1810-1815.

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1st district, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, 1815-1819.

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Governor, 1817. 

Elected, Federalist, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Philadelphia City, 1829-1830.

Legacy: 

From the University of Pennsylvania, “Little is known of Benjamin Rawle Morgan except that he ran for the Pennsylvania senate and that he was active in the management of the Library Company. Morgan served as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania from 1797 until his death in 1840.”

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Benjamin Rawle Morgan (upenn.edu)

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)

To George Washington from Henry Lee, 19 November 1794 (archives.gov)