James Anthony Morrow Sr. (March 12, 1892 - April 10, 1967) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1936 to 1944.
James A. Morrow Sr. | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Rankin County district | |
| In office January 1936 – January 1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1892 Chickasaw County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | April 10, 1967 (aged 75) Brandon, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Robert D. Morrow Sr. (brother) |
| Children |
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Biography edit
James Anthony Morrow was born on March 12, 1892, near Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of David B. Morrow and Bessie Anna (Rogers) Morrow.[2] James fought for the United States in World War I.[1] He moved to Decatur, Texas, where he worked for Lillard Mining Company.[3] He then moved to Portales, New Mexico, where he worked for Kramer Mill & Elevator Company.[3] After getting married in 1922, his son James was born in Clovis, New Mexico, in 1923.[4] His family moved to Brandon, Mississippi, in 1926.[4] In the 1940s, he was a farmer and a bus/service station agent by occupation, and he later became a businessman.[1][5] He represented Rankin County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1936 to 1944.[1] He died in a hospital in Brandon, Mississippi, on April 10, 1967.[5]
Personal life and family edit
Morrow was a Baptist by religion.[1] He was a member of the Freemasons and the American Legion.[1]
Morrow married Mildred Hamlin (1901-1989)[6][7] on September 30, 1922, in her parents' residence in Farwell, Texas.[3] had at least two children together.[4] Morrow's son, James Anthony Morrow Jr., was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1952 to 1988.[5][8] Morrow Sr. also had a daughter named Eunice, a physiotherapist who moved to San Francisco, California.[5][8][9] Morrow's younger brother, Robert, was the State Treasurer of Mississippi from 1956 to 1960.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Mississippi. Legislature (1940-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1940]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ Who's who Among Association Executives. Institute for Research in Biography, Incorporated. 1935. p. 396.
- ^ a b c "Marriage of Morrow / Hamlin". Wise County Messenger. 1922-10-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ a b c "J A Morrow (continued)". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-11-14. p. 101. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary for J. A. Morrow Sr". Hattiesburg American. 1967-04-12. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Jackson-Area Deaths". Clarion-Ledger. 1989-09-06. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Mildred H Morrow in US, Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ a b "Obituary for James A. Morrow (Aged 85)". Clarion-Ledger. 1990-09-12. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "Highway drives home Morrow's memory". Clarion-Ledger. 1991-11-14. p. 93. Retrieved 2023-12-17.