Charles F. Morris
Charles F. Morris (February 12, 1876 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin – June 25, 1951) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
In 1899, he moved to Iron River, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters.[1]
Career[edit]
Morris was a Republican member of the Assembly during the 1903 session.[2] He was also Iron River's City Attorney.
In 1904, he was elected District Attorney of Bayfield County, Wisconsin,[3][4] and after losing a reelection bid in 1908 by less than thirty votes,[5] was returned to the office in 1912,[6] thereafter serving several terms.
Personal life and death[edit]
Morris married Alice Gross of in September 1903,[7] with whom he had three daughters and five sons who were alive at the time of his death. He died in a hospital in Hastings, Minnesota, at the age of 75, and was transported to Washburn, Wisconsin, for burial.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Lake Region. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1905. pp. 186–187. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- ^ Lawrence S. Barish, ed. (2007). State of Wisconsin Blue Book. p. 161.
- ^ "Local and Personal", The Washburn Times (December 8, 1904), p. 5.
- ^ "Local and Personal", The Washburn Times (January 26, 1905), p. 5.
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- "Iron River", The Washburn Times (July 30, 1908), p. 5.
- "Your Candidates", The Washburn Times (August 6, 1908), p. 8.
- "Morris to Run"The Washburn Times (July 21, 1910), p. 1.
- ^ "New Co. Officers Take Charge Mon.", The Washburn Times (January 2, 1913), p. 1.
- ^ Mr. Morris Married", The Washburn Times (September 17, 1903), p. 8.
- ^ "William Morris Returns From Father's Funeral", Green Bay Press-Gazette (June 1, 1951), p. 18.
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