Joseph Watkins Morris | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's7th district | |
| In office November 30, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | J. Campbell Cantrill |
| Succeeded by | Virgil M. Chapman |
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| Born | (1879-02-26)February 26, 1879 |
| Died | December 21, 1937(1937-12-21) (aged 58) |
Joseph Watkins Morris (February 26, 1879 – December 21, 1937) was aU.S. Representative fromKentucky.
Born inSulphur, Kentucky, Morris moved toNew Castle, Kentucky, with his father in 1889. He attended the public schools and was graduated from the New Castle High School in 1899. He engaged in mercantile pursuits at New Castle. From 1909 to 1923, he served as Secretary to RepresentativeJ. Campbell Cantrill. He served as delegate to many consecutive Democratic State conventions starting in 1904. He served as chairman of the Democratic State campaign committee in 1923.
Morris was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Campbell Cantrill and served from November 30, 1923, to March 3, 1925. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1924. He was state revenue agent for Kentucky 1925–1927. He was manager of a bus terminal inLouisville, Kentucky, from 1929 until his death inLouisville, Kentucky, December 21, 1937. He was interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery,Carrollton, Kentucky.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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