Thomas Z. Morrow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Z. Morrow

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1836

Place of Birth: Boyle County, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1913

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Thomas Zanzinger[a] Morrow (September 3, 1836 – August 25, 1913) was a lawyer, judge, and politician from Kentucky.
He was one of twenty-eight men who founded the Kentucky Republican Party.
His brother-in-law, William O.
Bradley, was elected governor of Kentucky in 1895, and his son, Edwin P.
Morrow was elected to that same office in 1919. Morrow actively campaigned for Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860, and served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly.
During the Civil War, he raised and commanded the 32nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, which was in active service from 1862 to 1863.
After the war, he remained active with the Republican Party, and was its nominee for governor in 1883, losing to J.
Proctor Knott.
He served seventeen years as a circuit court judge for Kentucky's 8th district.
He died August 25, 1913 after a long illness.