James Lowery Donaldson Morrison (April 12, 1816 – August 14, 1888) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Illinois
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.
Born in
Kaskaskia, Illinois
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, Morrison was appointed midshipman in the Navy in 1832 and served until December 31, 1839, when he resigned.
He studied law.
He was
admitted to the bar
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and commenced practice in
Belleville, Illinois
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.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1844.
Raised a company and served in the Mexican War as lieutenant colonel of Bissell's regiment of Illinois Volunteers from July 1, 1846, to July 1, 1847.
He was presented a sword by the Illinois legislature for services at Buena Vista.
He served as member of the State senate in 1848.
He was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1852.
Morrison was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Thirty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Lyman Trumbull
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Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Trumbull esta ...
and served from November 4, 1856 to March 3, 1857.
At the same election he was not the nominee for the
Thirty-fifth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Illinois
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in 1860. His wife, Mary, was the daughter of
Thomas Carlin
Thomas Carlin (July 18, 1789 – February 14, 1852), a farmer, soldier and Jacksonian Democrat, was the seventh Governor of Illinois (from 1838 to 1842) and also served in both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. He became the first Democ ...
, who was governor from 1838 to 1942.
Morrison died in
St. Louis, Missouri
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, on August 14, 1888 and was interred in Calvary Cemetery.
Morrisonville, Illinois
Morrisonville is a small town in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 997 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Morrisonville is located at (39.419276, -89.457320).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Morrisonville ha ...
is named in his honor.
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1816 births
1888 deaths
United States Army officers
United States Navy officers
American military personnel of the Mexican–American War
Illinois Whigs
Illinois state senators
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
19th-century American politicians
People from Kaskaskia, Illinois
People from St. Clair County, Illinois
Military personnel from Illinois