Esther Hobart Morris

Esther Hobart Morris

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BIRTHDAY
Aug 8, 1812 August 8
BIRTHPLACE
NY
DEATH DATE
Apr 2, 2024 (age 89)
BIRTH SIGN
Leo

About

Known as the first female Justice of the Peace in United States history, she also served as vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Trivia

She declined an invitation to be a candidate for the Wyoming Territorial Legislature

Before Fame

She and her twin sons ventured to the west coast to meet up with the rest of their family in 1869.

Family Life

She married Artemus Slack in 1841 but he died a few short years later.

Associated With

President Richard Nixon officiated a ceremony honoring her with a statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection.

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