Page Morris

Judge Page Morris

Personal

Birthday:

6/30/1853

Birthplace:

Lynchburg, VA

Date of Death:

12/16/1924

Place of Death:

Rochester, MN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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-
Judge, Duluth [Minnesota] Municipal Court, 1889-
City attorney, Duluth, Minnesota, 1894-
Judge, Minnesota District Court, Eleventh Judicial District, 1895-1896
U.S. representative from Minnesota, 1897-1903

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, February 19, 1903; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

College of William and Mary

Name of School - Second:

Virginia Military Institute

Degree Year - Second:

1872

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1880

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Court Name:

Minnesota District Court

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/9/1903

Retirement from Active Service:

6/30/1923

Termination Date:

12/16/1924

Termination Reason:

Death