He attended law school with Cushman Davis (governor of Minnesota).
He was a lawyer and served to the elected post of Probate Judge in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He moved to Seattle, Washington in about 1902.
Appointed Library Commissioner of King County in 1908.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County, Washington.
Appointed head of Alcohol Bureau in King County, Washington 1918.
Active in Irish-American causes, Elks Club member, active in Knights of Columbus and other Catholic causes.
He is a descendant of Hugh Morrison (his ggf), Scots-Irish immigrant (1726). His mother was an Irish immigrant (1839). Samuel supported Irish causes & belonged to an Irish organization in Seattle.
1st wife: Clarissa Cordelia Washburn, niece of Cushman Davis (died after childbirth).
Daughter: Edith Alice Morrison (married James J. Fitzpatrick)
2nd wife: Alice Purvis (married 21 Sep 1901, Minnesota)
Narrative written by gg grand-niece Katherine Levesque, using family documents and research records.
He attended law school with Cushman Davis (governor of Minnesota).
He was a lawyer and served to the elected post of Probate Judge in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He moved to Seattle, Washington in about 1902.
Appointed Library Commissioner of King County in 1908.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, King County, Washington.
Appointed head of Alcohol Bureau in King County, Washington 1918.
Active in Irish-American causes, Elks Club member, active in Knights of Columbus and other Catholic causes.
He is a descendant of Hugh Morrison (his ggf), Scots-Irish immigrant (1726). His mother was an Irish immigrant (1839). Samuel supported Irish causes & belonged to an Irish organization in Seattle.
1st wife: Clarissa Cordelia Washburn, niece of Cushman Davis (died after childbirth).
Daughter: Edith Alice Morrison (married James J. Fitzpatrick)
2nd wife: Alice Purvis (married 21 Sep 1901, Minnesota)
Narrative written by gg grand-niece Katherine Levesque, using family documents and research records.
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