Page Morris
Page Morris (1853-1924) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 19, 1903.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1903, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1923, and served until his death on December 16, 1924. Morris was succeeded in this position by William Alexander Cant.
Early life and education
- College of William and Mary
- Virginia Military Institute, 1872
- Read law, 1880
Professional career
- Assistant professor of mathematics, Virginia Military Institute, 1872-1873
- Professor of mathematics, Texas Military Institute, 1873-1876
- Professor of applied mathematics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1876-1879
- Private practice, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1880-1886
- Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1884
- Private practice, Duluth, Minnesota, 1886-
- Municipal judge, Duluth, Minnesota, 1889-
- City attorney, Duluth, Minnesota, 1894-
- Judge, Eleventh Judicial District of Minnesota, 1895-1896
- U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1897-1903
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of Minnesota 1903–1923 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: William Alexander Cant
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
