Martin A. Morrison
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Martin Andrew Morrison (April 15, 1862 - July 9, 1944) was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Frankfort, Indiana
, Morrison attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Butler College, Irvington, Indiana, in June 1883 and from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1886.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Frankfort, Indiana
.
County attorney of Clinton County in 1905 and 1906.
He served as member of the board of education 1907-1909.
Morrison was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-first
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1917).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Sixty-fourth
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1916.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as president of the United States Civil Service Commission from March 1919 to July 1921.
He became a member of the legal staff of the chief counsel of the Federal Trade Commission at Washington, D.C.
, on December 10, 1925, and served until his retirement on April 30, 1942, maintaining his residence in Washington, D.C.
.
He died in Abingdon, Virginia
, July 9, 1944, while on a vacation.
He was interred in Bunnell Cemetery, Frankfort, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Frankfort, Indiana
Frankfort, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,662 people, 6,279 households, and 4,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,240.5 people per square mile . There were 6,682 housing units at an average density of 1,299.6 per square mile...
, Morrison attended the public schools.
He was graduated from Butler College, Irvington, Indiana, in June 1883 and from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1886.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
the same year and commenced practice in Frankfort, Indiana
Frankfort, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,662 people, 6,279 households, and 4,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,240.5 people per square mile . There were 6,682 housing units at an average density of 1,299.6 per square mile...
.
County attorney of Clinton County in 1905 and 1906.
He served as member of the board of education 1907-1909.
Morrison was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1917).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1916.
He resumed the practice of law.
He served as president of the United States Civil Service Commission from March 1919 to July 1921.
He became a member of the legal staff of the chief counsel of the Federal Trade Commission at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, on December 10, 1925, and served until his retirement on April 30, 1942, maintaining his residence in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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He died in Abingdon, Virginia
Abingdon, Virginia
Abingdon is a town in Washington County, Virginia, USA, 133 miles southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,191 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County and is a designated Virginia Historic Landmark...
, July 9, 1944, while on a vacation.
He was interred in Bunnell Cemetery, Frankfort, Indiana
Frankfort, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,662 people, 6,279 households, and 4,175 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,240.5 people per square mile . There were 6,682 housing units at an average density of 1,299.6 per square mile...
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