- Robert P. Morris
Robert Page Walter Morris, (
June 30 ,1853 –December 16 ,1924 ) a Representative fromMinnesota ; born in Lynchburg,Campbell County, Virginia , attended a private school and theCollege of William and Mary ,Williamsburg, Virginia ; was graduated from theVirginia Military Institute ,Lexington, Virginia , in 1872; assistant professor of mathematics, Virginia Military Institute, in 1872 and 1873; professor of mathematics in theTexas Military Institute in 1873; moved toAustin, Texas ; professor of applied mathematics in theAgricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1876; settled nearBryan, Texas ; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1880; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1884 to the 49th congress; moved toDuluth, Minnesota , in 1886; elected municipal judge of Duluth in February 1889; elected city attorney of Duluth in March 1894; appointed district judge of the eleventh judicial district of Minnesota in August 1895; resigned in 1896; elected as a Republican to the 55th, 56th, and 57th congresses, (March 4 ,1897 –March 3 ,1903 ); declined to be a candidate for renomination; United States district judge for the district of Minnesota 1903 – 1923; retired from public life in 1923 and moved to Pasadena,Los Angeles County, California ; died in Rochester,Olmsted County, Minnesota ,December 16 ,1924 ; interment inForest Hill Cemetery , Duluth, Minnesota.
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