John Morrow | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Néstor Montoya |
| Succeeded by | Albert G. Simms |
| Member of the New Mexico Territorial House of Representatives | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
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| Born | (1865-04-19)April 19, 1865 Darlington, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1935(1935-02-25) (aged 69) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
John Morrow (April 19, 1865 – February 25, 1935) was an American attorney, politician, businessman, and educator who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew Mexico.
He was born nearDarlington, Wisconsin, the fifth of nine children born to John Morrow and Ellen McDermott. He attended local public schools and the statenormal university.
Morrow taught school inWisconsin,Iowa,Nebraska, andNew Mexico. He was the superintendent of public schools ofColfax County, New Mexico in 1892–1896. He studiedlaw and commenced practice inRaton, New Mexico after being admitted to the bar in 1895.
Morrow was a member of theNew Mexico Territorial House of Representatives in 1897 and 1898 and the city attorney of Raton in 1900 and 1901. He was president of the board of education in 1903–1923. In addition, he was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1908 and a regent ofNew Mexico Highlands University inLas Vegas, New Mexico (the former statenormal institution) from 1921 to 1922. He was elected as aDemocrat to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929) and was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1928.
After leaving Congress, he engaged in banking, had extensive ranch and livestock holdings, and was a large owner of real estate in Raton.
He died inSanta Fe, New Mexico in 1935 and was buried at the Fairmont Cemetery in Raton, New Mexico.
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