Elmer A. Morse | |
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.jpg) The Marshfield News (Marshfield, WI), November 5, 1908 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Webster E. Brown |
| Succeeded by | James A. Frear |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1870-05-11)May 11, 1870 Franksville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 1945(1945-10-04) (aged 75) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Elmer Addison Morse (May 11, 1870 – October 4, 1945) was aU.S. Representative fromWisconsin.[1]
Born inFranksville, Wisconsin, Morse attended the common schools of Racine County.He graduated from Ripon College, Wisconsin, in 1893.
Morse was elected county superintendent of schools of Racine County in 1893 and reelected in 1895.He attended the law school of theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice inAntigo, Wisconsin; Morse was also city attorney of Antigo from 1900 to 1906.He also engaged in the insurance and real estate business from 1900 until his death.
Morse was elected as aRepublican to theSixtieth,Sixty-first, andSixty-secondCongresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He representedWisconsin's 10th congressional district.He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to theSixty-third Congress.He resumed the practice of law in Antigo, Wisconsin.He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1934 and 1940.He died inRochester, Minnesota, on October 4, 1945.He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Antigo, Wisconsin.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's 10th congressional district March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1913 | Succeeded by |
