Born in East Aurora, New York, he studied law in Buffalo, New York. He then moved to Sparta, Wisconsin and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. He practices law in Sparta, Wisconsin. In 1862, Morrow served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was elected in a special election succeeding Simon D. Powers who died in office. He moved to Montana Territory in 1864 because of his health and stayed there until 1866. In 1893, he was appointed Wisconsin state court judge[1] and lost the election in April 1894. During the administration of President Grover Cleveland, he was appointed collector of internal revenue. Morrow died in Sparta, Wisconsin.[2][3]
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^"Joe Morrow a Judge". Dodge County Citizen. October 12, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^'Report of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin February 2–3, 1901, Madison, Wisconsin,' Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers,' Madison, Wisconsin: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Joseph McKeen Morrow, pg. 330
joseph, mckeen, morrow, january, 1832, july, 1899, american, lawyer, democratic, politician, pioneer, wisconsin, montana, served, term, wisconsin, state, assembly, 1862, wisconsin, circuit, court, judge, appointment, 1893, 1894, wisconsin, circuit, judge, circ. Joseph McKeen Morrow January 1 1832 July 28 1899 was an American lawyer Democratic politician and pioneer of Wisconsin and Montana He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1862 and was a Wisconsin circuit court judge by appointment in 1893 and 1894 Joseph McKeen MorrowWisconsin Circuit Judge for the 6th circuitIn office October 6 1893 January 7 1895Appointed byGeorge Wilbur PeckPreceded byAlfred W NewmanSucceeded byOrvis B WymanMember of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Monroe County districtIn office January 16 1862 January 5 1863Preceded bySimon D PowersSucceeded byWilliam W JacksonPersonal detailsBorn 1832 01 01 January 1 1832East Aurora New York U S DiedJuly 28 1899 1899 07 28 aged 67 Sparta Wisconsin U S Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery SpartaPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseOlive GravesChildren1Biography editBorn in East Aurora New York he studied law in Buffalo New York He then moved to Sparta Wisconsin and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar He practices law in Sparta Wisconsin In 1862 Morrow served in the Wisconsin State Assembly He was elected in a special election succeeding Simon D Powers who died in office He moved to Montana Territory in 1864 because of his health and stayed there until 1866 In 1893 he was appointed Wisconsin state court judge 1 and lost the election in April 1894 During the administration of President Grover Cleveland he was appointed collector of internal revenue Morrow died in Sparta Wisconsin 2 3 References edit Joe Morrow a Judge Dodge County Citizen October 12 1893 p 1 Retrieved April 8 2024 via Newspapers com Wisconsin Blue Book 1877 pg 180 Report of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin February 2 3 1901 Madison Wisconsin Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers Madison Wisconsin 1901 Biographical Sketch of Joseph McKeen Morrow pg 330 Wisconsin State Assembly Preceded bySimon D Powers Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Monroe County districtJanuary 16 1862 January 5 1863 Succeeded byWilliam W Jackson Legal offices Preceded byAlfred W Newman Wisconsin Circuit Judge for the 6th circuitOctober 6 1893 January 7 1895 Succeeded byOrvis B Wyman nbsp This article about a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph McKeen Morrow amp oldid 1217942360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
