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Oscar Morris
Oscar Haskell Morris (March 8, 1876January 2, 1939) was an American journalist and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for 18 years, representing Wisconsin's 4th Senate district, and was president pro tempore of the Senate during the 59th Wisconsin Legislature, 1929–1930 session. Biography Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in March 1876, he moved with his parents to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when he was about two years old. He left school to become a "copy boy" at the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Sentinel'' newspaper. He grew up in the news business, becoming a reporter and sports writer at the ''Sentinel'', and then becoming an editor at the ''Milwaukee Daily News''. He was elected to five terms in the Wisconsin Senate, running on the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party ticket. He served in the Senate from 1921 until his death in 1939. He died on January 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Senate
The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate. The Wisconsin Constitution ties the size of the State Senate to that of the Assembly, by limiting its size to no less than 1/4, nor more than 1/3, of the size of the Assembly. Currently, Wisconsin is divided into 33 Senate Districts (1/3 of the current Assembly membership of 99) apportioned throughout the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 33 senators. A Senate district is formed by combining three Assembly districts. Similar to the U.S. Senate, in addition to its duty of reviewing and voting on all legislation passed through the legislature, the State Senate has the exclusive responsibility of confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, particularly cabinet secretari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |