Samuel Plummer Morrill was a nineteenth century politician and minister from Maine

Maine

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Born in Chesterville, Maine

Chesterville, Maine

Chesterville is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,170 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.-Demographics:...

, Morrill attended common schools as a child and later attended Farmington Academy in Farmington, Maine. He studied theology

Theology

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, was ordained a minister and held pastorates in Farmington from 1848 to 1853. He was elected register of deeds

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 of Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 30,768. Its county seat is Farmington.Franklin County was established on 9 May 1838.-Geography:...

 in 1857 and was reelected to the position in 1862. Morrill was elected a Republican

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 to the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1871, being unsuccessful for renomination in 1870. Afterward, he resumed ministerial duties in East Dixfield, Maine from 1877 to 1879, moved to Vienna, Maine

Vienna, Maine

Vienna is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 527 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.-Demographics:...

 in 1885 and retired from ministry in 1886. Morrill died in Chesterville, Maine

Chesterville, Maine

Chesterville is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,170 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.-Demographics:...

 on August 4, 1892 and was interred in Chesterville Hill Cemetery in Chesterville.

External links

• Samuel P. Morrill at Find A Grave
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