Morgan R. Wise

Morgan Ringland Wise (June 7, 1825 – April 13, 1903) was a member of the 46th and 47th Congress of the United States.

Wise was born in West Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on June 7, 1825.

He engaged in gold mining in California in 1850 and, while there, volunteered under Major Stammins, to defend the miners in their disagreements with Indigenous peoples.

Wise moved to Arizona where he became a rancher and raised cattle.

[1] Following the end of his appointment, Wise returned to the East, where he died in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania on April 13, 1903.