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.

References

^ "School and Alumni Notes", Yale Law Journal, January 1908
^ 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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[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

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