Joseph McKeen Morrow (January 1, 1832July 28, 1899) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and pioneer of

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and

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. He served one term in the

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, in

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, and was a Wisconsin circuit court judge by appointment in 1893 and 1894.

Biography

Born in

East Aurora, New York East Aurora is a village (New York), village in Erie County, New York, United States, southeast of Buffalo, New York, Buffalo. It lies in the eastern half of the town of Aurora, Erie County, New York, Aurora. The village population was 5,998 per ...

, he studied law in

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. He then moved to

Sparta, Wisconsin Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States, along the La Crosse River. The population was 10,025 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Sparta is located on former Ho-Chunk territory acq ...

and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. He practices law in Sparta, Wisconsin. In 1862, Morrow served in the

. He was elected in a special election succeeding Simon D. Powers who died in office. He moved to

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in 1864 because of his health and stayed there until 1866. In 1893, he was appointed Wisconsin state court judge and lost the election in April 1894. During the administration of President

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms and the first Hist ...

, he was appointed collector of internal revenue. Morrow died in Sparta, Wisconsin.'Report of the Annual Meeting of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin February 2–3, 1901, Madison, Wisconsin,' Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers,' Madison, Wisconsin: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Joseph McKeen Morrow, pg. 330

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