Edwin P. Morrow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edwin P. Morrow

American politician

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1877

Place of Birth: Somerset, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1935

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Edwin P. Morrow

  • Edwin Porch Morrow (November 28, 1877 – June 15, 1935) was an American politician, who served as the 40th Governor of Kentucky from 1919 to 1923.
  • He was the only Republican elected to this office between 1907 and 1927.
  • He championed the typical Republican causes of his day, namely equal rights for African-Americans and the use of force to quell violence.
  • Morrow had been schooled in his party's principles by his father, Thomas Z.
  • Morrow, who was its candidate for governor in 1883, and his uncle, William O.
  • Bradley, who was elected governor in 1895.
  • Both men were founding members of the Republican Party in Kentucky. After rendering non-combat service in the Spanish–American War, Morrow graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1902 and opened his practice in Lexington, Kentucky.
  • He made a name for himself almost immediately by securing the acquittal of a black man who had been charged with murder based on an extorted confession and perjured testimony.
  • He was appointed U.S.
  • District Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky by President William Howard Taft in 1910 and served until he was removed from office in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson.
  • In 1915, he ran for governor against his good friend, Augustus O.
  • Stanley.
  • Stanley won the election by 471 votes, making the 1915 contest the closest gubernatorial race in the state's history. Morrow ran for governor again in 1919.
  • His opponent, James D.
  • Black, had ascended to the governorship earlier that year when Stanley resigned to take a seat in the U.S.
  • Senate.
  • Morrow encouraged voters to "Right the Wrong of 1915" and ran on a progressive platform that included women's suffrage and quelling racial violence.
  • He charged the Democratic administration with corruption, citing specific examples, and won the general election in a landslide.
  • With a friendly legislature in 1920, he passed much of his agenda into law including an anti-lynching law and a reorganization of state government.
  • He won national acclaim for preventing the lynching of a black prisoner in 1920.
  • He was not hesitant to remove local officials who did not prevent or quell mob violence.
  • By 1922, Democrats regained control of the General Assembly, and Morrow was not able to accomplish much in the second half of his term.
  • Following his term as governor, he served on the United States Railroad Labor Board and the Railway Mediation Board, but never again held elected office.
  • He died of a heart attack on June 15, 1935, while living with a cousin in Frankfort.

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