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Counties in New Jersey
Morris County Sources
Notable Morris County Residents
- Morris County was named for Lewis Morris, the first colonial governor of New Jersey (1671-1746)
- Mahlon Dickerson, 1770-1853. New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, New Jersey Governor, US Senator and US Secretary of the Navy
- Stephen Vail, 1807-1859. Pioneered the telegraph
- Abner Doubleday, 1819-1893. Civil War General
- Thomas Nast, 1840-1902. Political cartoonist, illustrator, and US ambassador
- Gustav Stickley, 1858-1942. Furniture designer and manufacturer
- Joseph Warren Revere. Civil War Officer, grandson of Paul Revere
- William Simon. US Secretary of the Treasure, Philanthropist
- Gene Shalit, 1932- . Film Critic
- Whitney Houston, 1963-2012. Singer, 6-time Grammy Award winner –