| Edmund Needham Morrill | |
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| 13th Governor of Kansas | |
| In office January 14, 1895 – January 11, 1897 |
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| Lieutenant | James Armstrong Troutman |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo D. Lewelling |
| Succeeded by | John W. Leedy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1834 Westbrook, Maine |
| Died | March 14, 1909 (aged 75) San Antonio, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth A. Brettun, Caroline Jenkins Nash |
| Profession | soldier, teacher |
| Religion | Congregational |
Edmund Needham Morrill (February 12, 1834 – March 14, 1909) was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas.
Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine to Rufus and Mary (Webb) Morrill. He attended the common schools at Westbrook Academy and learned the trade of tanning from his father. At the age of 23, he moved to Kansas. In 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company C, 7th Kansas Cavalry. Within a year he was promoted to captain, and by 1865 he was promoted to major.
After the war, he entered the banking business and remained in that business for the rest of his life. Edmund married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth A. Brettum whom he married November 27, 1862. Elizabeth died November 1868 at Hiawatha, Kansas. Morrill's second wife was Caroline Jenkins Nash whom he married December 25, 1869. Together they had three children all born at Hiawatha.
A year after the war, he was elected clerk of the district court. In 1872 he was elected to the Kansas Senate. In 1882 he was elected to the U.S. Congress, serving four two-year terms before declining another, announcing instead his retirement from politics. Nevetheless at the urging of his friends, he accepted the nomination for Governor of Kansas in 1894 and served one term, being defeated for a second term in 1896.
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