Joseph W. Morris
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Joseph Watkins Morris was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Sulphur, Kentucky, Morris moved to New Castle, Kentucky
, with his father in 1889.
He attended the public schools and was graduated from the New Castle High School in 1899.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits at New Castle.
Secretary to Representative J. Campbell Cantrill 1909-1923.
He served as delegate to every Democratic State convention since 1904.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State campaign committee in 1923.
Morris was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Campbell Cantrill and served from November 30, 1923, to March 3, 1925.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924.
State revenue agent for Kentucky 1925-1927.
Manager of a bus terminal in Louisville, Kentucky
, from 1929 until his death in Louisville, Kentucky
, December 21, 1937.
He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carrollton, Kentucky
.
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 Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born in Sulphur, Kentucky, Morris moved to New Castle, Kentucky
New Castle, Kentucky
New Castle is a city in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 919. It is the county seat of Henry County. It is located on U.S. Route 421 30 miles northeast of Louisville.- History :...
, with his father in 1889.
He attended the public schools and was graduated from the New Castle High School in 1899.
He engaged in mercantile pursuits at New Castle.
Secretary to Representative J. Campbell Cantrill 1909-1923.
He served as delegate to every Democratic State convention since 1904.
He served as chairman of the Democratic State campaign committee in 1923.
Morris was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Campbell Cantrill and served from November 30, 1923, to March 3, 1925.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924.
State revenue agent for Kentucky 1925-1927.
Manager of a bus terminal in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, from 1929 until his death in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, December 21, 1937.
He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Carrollton, Kentucky
Carrollton, Kentucky
Carrollton is a town in Carroll County, Kentucky, at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Kentucky River. Its population was 3,846 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County....
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