“high time to reliever ourselves from the infamy we have already sustained, and to rescue and restore the national credit. This can only be done by solid revenue.”
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Robert Morris
Robert Morris Jr. was a British-born American merchant, investor, and politician, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Morris served in the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate. He was one of only two individuals to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, h…
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business · American merchant, Founding Father, and politician (1734–1806) · politician · banker · merchant · financier · slave trader · entrepreneur · also Robert Morris, Robert Morris (financier), Robert Morris, Jr., Morris
Born 20 January 1734 · Died 9 May 1806 · Q464876
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2026· 4 entries
“I am a native of England but from principle am American in this dispute.”
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Public attention spiked: 2,911 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.2× the usual 402, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Personal and family life Fixed typo
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Robert Morris, a former spiritual adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, was released from an Oklahoma jail in early 2026 after serving six months for sexually abusing a 12-year-old.” True.
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2025· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “In 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump's spiritual adviser, Robert Morris, was arrested on suspicion of molesting a 12-year-old child.” Mixture.
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1856· 1 entry
The Trustees of the North American Land Company held $92,071
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1807· 1 entry
All stock in the company was sold at 7 cents on the dollar to the accountants managing the Aggregate Fund
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1806· 1 entry
Died 1806-05-09.
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1801· 1 entry
A certificate of bankruptcy was confirmed, but he remained financially destitute
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1800· 2 entries
In debtors' prison that in fact the debt was due not just to himself but also his partners John Ross and Thomas Willing
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“With the purest intentions, he unfortunately he had laid a train that ended as it had done. I here say that he laid the train, because there are living witness that I opposed as soon as I knew it, although from infatuation, maddness or weakness, I gave away afterward.”
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1793· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1793–1795).
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1791· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1791–1793).
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1789· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1789–1791).
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1787· 1 entry
Career landmark: Delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention (1787–1787).
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1781· 1 entry
Career landmark: Superintendent of Finance of the United States (1781–1784).
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1734· 1 entry
Born 1734-01-20.
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