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Peter Morey

Peter Morey
2nd Michigan Attorney General
In office
1837–1841
GovernorStevens T. Mason
William Woodbridge
Preceded byDaniel LeRoy
Succeeded byZephaniah Platt
Personal details
Born1798
Cazenovia, New York, U.S.
Died1881 (aged 82-83)
Marion, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Peter Morey (1798 – 1881) was the 2nd Michigan Attorney General.

Early life

Morey was born in Cazenovia, New York in 1798.[1]

Career

Morey was a Democrat. Morey was admitted to the bar in 1831. He practiced law in New York for four years until in 1835 he moved to Tecumseh, Michigan. In 1837, Morey moved to Detroit. He served as Michigan Attorney General from 1837 to 1841.[1][2] Morey then moved to back to Tecumseh for some years until finally moving to Marion, Ohio.[3]

Death

Morey died in Marion, Ohio in 1881.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Morehouse to Morgali". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Michigan Former Attorneys General". National Association of Attorneys General. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators.
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