George P Morris, an American journalist, born in Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 1802, died in New York, July 6, 1864. At an early age he removed to New York, where he wrote for the "New York Gazette" and the "American," to the first of which he contributed verses as early as his 15th year. In August, 1823, in conjunction with Samuel Wood worth, he established the "New York Mirror," in which N. P. Willis and Theodore Fay were afterward associated, and which was discontinued Dec. 31, 1842. In 1843 Morris and Willis commenced the publication of the " New Mirror," which extended to three volumes, and in 1844 of the "Evening Mirror," a daily paper. At the close of 1845 he established alone a weekly journal called the "National Press," the title of which was changed to that of the "Home Journal" in November, 1846, when Willis again joined him. He acquired his chief reputation as a song writer, and his " Woodman, spare that Tree," "We were Boys together," "Land-Ho!" "Long Time Ago," "The Origin of Yankee Doodle," "My Mother's Bible," " Whip-poor-Will," etc, became very popular. Various editions of his poems have been published.

In 1837 he produced a drama entitled "Briercliff," which had a run of 40 nights, and in 1842 he wrote the libretto of an opera entitled "The Maid of Saxony." He also published a volume of prose sketches entitled "The Little Frenchman and his Water Lots " (1838). He was long a general of militia.