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 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi, U.S. | March 12, 1892
Died | April 10, 1967 Brandon, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Robert D. Morrow Sr. (brother) |
Children |
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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 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]
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]
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 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi, U.S. | March 12, 1892
Died | April 10, 1967 Brandon, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Robert D. Morrow Sr. (brother) |
Children |
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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 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]
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]