Washington had wanted to appoint Morris as…

1789 CE

Washington had wanted to appoint Morris as the first Secretary of the Treasury in 1789, but Morris had declined and suggested Alexander Hamilton for the position, who supports his policies.

Morris is elected by the Pennsylvania legislature to serve as a United States Senator from 1789 to 1795.

He will sit on forty-one Senatorial committees and report for many of them.

He supports the Federalist economic program, which includes internal improvements such as canals and lighthouses to aid commerce.

As senator he generally supports the Federalist party and backs Hamilton's economic proposals.

Hamilton uses principles similar to those in Morris's report "On Public Credit", submitted some ten years earlier.

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Alexander Hamilton View → George Washington View → Robert Morris (financier) View →

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