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Encyclopedia > Edwin P. Morrow
Edwin P. Morrow
In office
December 9, 1919 – December 11, 1923
Lieutenant(s) Thruston Ballard
Preceded by James D. Black
Succeeded by William J. Fields
Born November 28, 1877
Somerset, Kentucky
Died June 15, 1935 (aged 57)
Frankfort, Kentucky
Political party Republican
Spouse Katherine Waddle
Profession Lawyer
Religion Presbyterian

Edwin Porch Morrow (November 28, 1877 – June 15, 1935) was a Republican Governor of Kentucky from 1919 – 1923. He was the Republican candidate for governor in 1915, but lost by 471 votes to Augustus O. Stanley. Stanley was replaced mid-term by James D. Black, whom Morrow defeated for Governor in the 1919 race, 53% to 45%. This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The office of Lieutentant Governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentuckys four constitutions, beginning in 1797. ... S. Thruston Ballard was an American politician, who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky from 1919 to 1923, under Governor Edwin P. Morrow. ... James Dixon Black (September 24, 1849 – August 4, 1938) was governor of Kentucky for part of 1919. ... William Jason Fields (December 29, 1874 - October 21, 1954) was the governor of Kentucky from 1923 to 1927. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Somerset is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Frankfort is the capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... A lawyer, according to Blacks Law Dictionary, is a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law. ... Presbyterianism is a form of church government which is most prevalent within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Augustus Owsley Stanley (May 21, 1867 - August 12, 1958) was governor of Kentucky from 1915 to 1918. ... James Dixon Black (September 24, 1849 – August 4, 1938) was governor of Kentucky for part of 1919. ...


Morrow was born in Somerset, Kentucky and is the only governor from Pulaski County. His father was Thomas Zantzinger Morrow, who was a member of Kentucky state senate, a circuit judge in Kentucky, and a candidate for Governor in 1883. Edwin's mother was Virginia Bradley, whose brother William O'Connell Bradley was the first Republican governor of Kentucky, elected in 1895. The Somerset Public Library, built as a U.S. Post Office in 1912, stands on the former site of the house that Edwin P. Morrow was raised in. Somerset is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. ... William OC. Bradley William OConnell Bradley (March 18, 1847 - May 23, 1914) was a U.S. senator from Kentucky. ...


Morrow and his twin brother Charles attended Williamsburg Baptist College in Williamsburg, Kentucky and served together in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. After the war, Charles remained in the Army and Edwin went to the University of Cincinnati Law School. He graduated in 1902 and practiced in Lexington. He became city attorney in Somerset then President Taft appointed him U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky in 1909. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Kentucky several times before and after his term as governor. Williamsburg is a city located in Whitley County, Kentucky. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey Máximo Gómez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Arsenio Linares General Ramón Blanco Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino... The University of Cincinnati College of Law has a long and distinguished history. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: , Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette Government  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area  - City  285. ... William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party in the early 20th century, a pioneer in international arbitration...


As governor, Morrow centralized highway works, improved the education system, created the Board of Charities and the Board of Corrections, restricted activities of the Ku Klux Klan, and created two state normal schools.


After his term as governor, he served on the United States Railroad Labor Board and the Railway Mediation Board. He resigned from the board to run for Congress in the Ninth District in 1934, but he lost to John M. Robsion. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack the next year. John Marshall Robsion (January 2, 1873 - February 17, 1948), a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. ...


He was married to childhood playmate Katherine Waddle. They had two children, Edwina and Charles Robert.


He is buried in Frankfort, Kentucky. Frankfort is the capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America. ...

Preceded by
James D. Black		 Governor of Kentucky
1919–1923		 Succeeded by
William J. Fields
Preceded by
E.C. Orear		 Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky
1915		 Succeeded by
Edwin P. Morrow
Preceded by
Edwin P. Morrow		 Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky
1919		 Succeeded by
Charles I. Dawson

James Dixon Black (September 24, 1849 – August 4, 1938) was governor of Kentucky for part of 1919. ... This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky ... William Jason Fields (December 29, 1874 - October 21, 1954) was the governor of Kentucky from 1923 to 1927. ... 2003 – Ernie Fletcher (Fayette) 1999 – Peppy Martin (Hart) 1995 – Larry Forgy (Fayette) 1991 – Larry Hopkins (Fayette) 1987 – John Harper (Bullitt) 1983 – Jim Bunning (Campbell) 1979 – Louie B. Nunn (Barren) 1975 – Bob Gable (Franklin) 1971 – Tom Emberton (Metcalfe) 1967 – Louie B. Nunn (Barren) 1963 – Louie B. Nunn (Barren) 1959 – John M... 2003 – Ernie Fletcher (Fayette) 1999 – Peppy Martin (Hart) 1995 – Larry Forgy (Fayette) 1991 – Larry Hopkins (Fayette) 1987 – John Harper (Bullitt) 1983 – Jim Bunning (Campbell) 1979 – Louie B. Nunn (Barren) 1975 – Bob Gable (Franklin) 1971 – Tom Emberton (Metcalfe) 1967 – Louie B. Nunn (Barren) 1963 – Louie B. Nunn (Barren) 1959 – John M...

References

  • Kentucky Governors 1907-1927
  • Pulaski County Historical Fact Book II, Chapter Nine, Biographical Sketches. Published by Somerset Community College.

External links

  • Political Graveyard
  • Reis, Jim. "Politicians found track a winning combination" The Kentucky Post. Feb. 28, 2005
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Governors of Kentucky

Shelby • Garrard • Greenup • Scott • Shelby • Madison • Slaughter • Adair • Desha • Metcalfe • J. Breathitt • J. Morehead • Clark • Wickliffe • Letcher • Owsley • Crittenden • Helm • Powell • C. Morehead • Magoffin • Robinson • Bramlette • Helm • Stevenson • Leslie • McCreary • Blackburn • Knott • Buckner • Brown • Bradley • Taylor • Goebel • Beckham • Willson • McCreary • Stanley • Black • Morrow • Fields • Sampson • Laffoon • Chandler • Johnson • Willis • Clements • Wetherby • Chandler • Combs • E. Breathitt • Nunn • Ford • Carroll • Brown Jr. • Collins • Wilkinson • Jones • Patton • Fletcher
Kentucky also had two Confederate Governors: George W. Johnson and Richard Hawes. This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky ... Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American soldier and the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1792 to 1796 and from 1812 to 1816. ... James Garrard was the Governor of Kentucky from 1796 to 1804. ... Christopher Greenup Christopher Greenup (1750–April 27, 1818) was an American lawyer and politician from Frankfort, Kentucky. ... For the Charles Scott who was British ambassador to Imperial Russia, 1898-1904 see Charles Scott (ambassador). ... Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American soldier and the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1792 to 1796 and from 1812 to 1816. ... George Madison was the Governor of Kentucky in 1816. ... Governor Gabriel Slaughter Gabriel Slaughter (1767 Culpepper County Virginia – 19 September 1830 Mercer County, Kentucky) Democratic-Republican party was the 7th governor of Kentucky (19 October 1817 – 7 September 1820). ... John Adair John Adair (January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1840) was an American pioneer, soldier and statesman of Mercer County, Kentucky. ... Joseph Desha (December 9, 1768 – October 12, 1842) was the ninth governor of Kentucky. ... Thomas Metcalfe (March 20, 1780 - August 18, 1855) was a United States politician, serving many different posts throughout his life, including U.S. Representative, Senator, and Governor of Kentucky. ... John Breathitt (1786–1834) was a 19th century politician who served as the Governor of Kentucky from 1832–1834, dying in office. ... James Turner Morehead (May 24, 1797 - December 28, 1854) was a United States Senator from Kentucky. ... James Clark (January 16, 1779 – August 27, 1839) was the thirteenth governor of Kentucky. ... Charles A. Wickliffe Charles Anderson Wickliffe, politician, born in Bardstown, Kentucky, 8 June 1788; died in Ilchester in Howard County, Maryland, 31 October 1869. ... Robert Perkins Letcher (February 10, 1788 – January 24, 1861) was the fifteenth governor of Kentucky. ... William Owsley (1782 – December 1862) was an American politician and jurist. ... John Jordan Crittenden (September 10, 1786–July 26, 1863) was an American statesman. ... John LaRue Helm John LaRue Helm (July 4, 1802–September 8, 1867) was one of the most illustrious sons of Elizabethtown and Hardin County. ... Lazarus W. Powell was the Governor of Kentucky from 1851 to 1855, and later a United States Senator from Kentucky. ... Charles Slaughter Morehead (July 7, 1802 – December 21, 1868) was the twentieth governor of Kentucky. ... Beriah Magoffin (April 18, 1815 - February 28, 1885) was the Governor of Kentucky from 1859 to 1862. ... James Fisher Robinson (October 4, 1800 - October 31, 1882) was the twenty-second Governor of Kentucky. ... Thomas Elliott Bramlette (January 3, 1817 – January 12, 1875) was the twenty-third Governor of Kentucky. ... John LaRue Helm John LaRue Helm (July 4, 1802–September 8, 1867) was one of the most illustrious sons of Elizabethtown and Hardin County. ... John White Stevenson (2 May 1812 - 10 August 1886) succeeded Governor John Helm, who died while in office in 1867. ... Preston H. Leslie (8 March 1819 - 7 February 1907) was the governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1871-1875. ... James B. McCreary McCreary ( July 8, 1838-Oct. ... Luke P. Blackburn Luke Pryor Blackburn (July 16, 1816 - September 14, 1887) was Governor of Kentucky from 1879 to 1883. ... James Proctor Knott (1830 - June 18, 1911) was the Attorney General of Missouri at the outset of the American Civil War and Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887. ... Simon Bolivar Buckner Simon Bolivar Buckner (April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914) was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, the officer who yielded to Ulysses S. Grants famous demand for unconditional surrender at the Battle of... John Young Brown (June 28, 1835-January 11, 1904) was a Representative from Kentucky. ... William OC. Bradley William OConnell Bradley (March 18, 1847 - May 23, 1914) was a U.S. senator from Kentucky. ... William Sylvester Taylor (1853-1928) was the Governor of Kentucky from December 1899 until January 1900. ... William J. Goebel (January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900)[3] was a controversial American politician who served as Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900 before being assassinated. ... John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (August 5, 1869 - January 9, 1940) served as both Governor of Kentucky and in the United States Senate. ... Augustus Everett Willson (October 13, 1846 – August 24, 1931) was the thirty-sixth governor of Kentucky. ... James B. McCreary McCreary ( July 8, 1838-Oct. ... Augustus Owsley Stanley (May 21, 1867 - August 12, 1958) was governor of Kentucky from 1915 to 1918. ... James Dixon Black (September 24, 1849 – August 4, 1938) was governor of Kentucky for part of 1919. ... William Jason Fields (December 29, 1874 - October 21, 1954) was the governor of Kentucky from 1923 to 1927. ... Flemon Davis Sampson (1873 - 1967) was governor of Kentucky from 1927 through 1931. ... Ruby Laffoon (15th January, 1869 - 01 March 1941) was a Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1931 - 1935. ... Albert Chandler Albert Benjamin Chandler, Sr. ... Keen Johnson (January 12, 1896 - February 7, 1970) served as Governor of Kentucky 1939-1943. ... Simeon Slavens Willis (1 December 1879 - 2 April 1965) was a US lawyer, judge and politician. ... Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 - March 12, 1985) served as Governor of Kentucky and as a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky. ... Lawerence Winchester Wetherby (January 2, 1908 - March 27, 1994) served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and as Governor of Kentucky upon the resignation of Governor Earle C. Clements as Clements went to the United States Senate. ... Albert Chandler Albert Benjamin Chandler, Sr. ... Bert T. Combs (August 13, 1911-December 4, 1991),born in Clay County, Kentucky, was the Democratic Governor of Kentucky from 1959 through 1963. ... Edward Thompson Ned Breathitt Jr. ... Louie Broady Nunn, (March 8, 1924-January 29, 2004) a native of Park in Barren County was Governor of Kentucky from 1967 to 1971. ... Wendell Hampton Ford (born September 8, 1924) is an American politician from Kentucky who belongs to the Democratic Party. ... Julian Morton Carroll (born April 16, 1931) was Governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky from 1974 to 1979 as a Democrat. ... John Young Brown Jr. ... Martha Layne Collins Martha Layne Collins (born December 7, 1936 in Bagdad, Kentucky) was Governor of the U.S. State of Kentucky from 1983 through 1987; she is a member of the Democratic Party. ... Wallace Glenn Wilkinson (December 12, 1941–July 5, 2002) was a Kentucky businessman who made a fortune with college bookstores, and Governor of Kentucky, 1987-1991. ... Brereton Jones Brereton Chandler Jones (born June 27, 1939) is an American political figure. ... Paul E. Patton Paul E. Patton (born May 26, 1937) served as Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1995 to 2003. ... Ernest Lee (Ernie) Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) has served as governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 2003. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... George W. Johnson (born May 27, 1811; died April 8, 1862) was the head of a shadow government of Kentucky formed by secessionists during the American Civil War. ... Kentuckys Provisinal Governor of the Confederates Richard Hawes (1797—1877) He was brother of Albert Gallatin Hawes, nephew of Aylett Hawes, and cousin of Aylett Hawes Buckner), a Representative from Kentucky. ...



 
 

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