Born January 30, 1835. When a lad of seven years the family first came to America and on the second trip was but fourteen. He was given a very fair education in his youth, and began work quite early for himself in the cotton factory at Johnston, Scotland. He engaged in this business for the first ten years of his business life in different places in the east, and came with the family at the time stated above to Keokuk County. He had learned the tinner's trade in the east, and continued to work at that trade during the first part of his life in the west at Pella, Iowa. Mr. Morrison married on Christmas day 1856, Martha Doolittle, who was a native of the Hoosier state. After the marriage they settled on a farm in the township near his people and had just begun to get it into proper shape when the war cloud gathered over the nation. Putting aside all other considerations, for he felt that his duty was to his country, he enlisted in the army as a private soldier and enrolled in Company K, of the Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in which organization he served for three years. Just subsequent to the count of expiration of term of service he returned to his family. He did not remain long at home, however, for he received an appointment as foreman of a government tin shop at Nashville, Tennessee, and repairing to that place he passed the last year of the war in the service of the government. Returning to Keokuk County, he followed farming until 1875, in the meantime serving as member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth General Assemblies, representing Keokuk County, the dates being 1868, 1870 and 1872. Mr. Morrison was elected to the position of county auditor of Keokuk County, and removed to the county seat, Sigourney. Here he remained until 1886. In 1882 he received the appointment of Postmaster at Sigourney, and he served until President Cleveland removed him for offensive partisanship in September, 1885. In 1886 he removed to Hedrick, then a new town and in partnership with J. T. Brooks and W. H. Young, he erected a flouring mill at that point. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature by the Republicans of his district, in which he served with great credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. In the following year he was appointed postmaster at Hedrick. It is unnecessary to say that Mr. Morrison is a staunch Republican, and an earnest supporter of the administration. He has been a Republican ever since the Masons, and is a member of J. M. Hedrick Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is past commander. Mr. Morrison and his family have always been prominently identified with the social life of the sterling little city of Hedrick, where they are held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends, Mr. Morrison has a wide acquaintance in the county, and his fidelity to all duties in life's relations has gained him tile regard of his fellow men to a high degree.

Born January 30, 1835. When a lad of seven years the family first came to America and on the second trip was but fourteen. He was given a very fair education in his youth, and began work quite early for himself in the cotton factory at Johnston, Scotland. He engaged in this business for the first ten years of his business life in different places in the east, and came with the family at the time stated above to Keokuk County. He had learned the tinner's trade in the east, and continued to work at that trade during the first part of his life in the west at Pella, Iowa. Mr. Morrison married on Christmas day 1856, Martha Doolittle, who was a native of the Hoosier state. After the marriage they settled on a farm in the township near his people and had just begun to get it into proper shape when the war cloud gathered over the nation. Putting aside all other considerations, for he felt that his duty was to his country, he enlisted in the army as a private soldier and enrolled in Company K, of the Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in which organization he served for three years. Just subsequent to the count of expiration of term of service he returned to his family. He did not remain long at home, however, for he received an appointment as foreman of a government tin shop at Nashville, Tennessee, and repairing to that place he passed the last year of the war in the service of the government. Returning to Keokuk County, he followed farming until 1875, in the meantime serving as member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth General Assemblies, representing Keokuk County, the dates being 1868, 1870 and 1872. Mr. Morrison was elected to the position of county auditor of Keokuk County, and removed to the county seat, Sigourney. Here he remained until 1886. In 1882 he received the appointment of Postmaster at Sigourney, and he served until President Cleveland removed him for offensive partisanship in September, 1885. In 1886 he removed to Hedrick, then a new town and in partnership with J. T. Brooks and W. H. Young, he erected a flouring mill at that point. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature by the Republicans of his district, in which he served with great credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. In the following year he was appointed postmaster at Hedrick. It is unnecessary to say that Mr. Morrison is a staunch Republican, and an earnest supporter of the administration. He has been a Republican ever since the Masons, and is a member of J. M. Hedrick Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is past commander. Mr. Morrison and his family have always been prominently identified with the social life of the sterling little city of Hedrick, where they are held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends, Mr. Morrison has a wide acquaintance in the county, and his fidelity to all duties in life's relations has gained him tile regard of his fellow men to a high degree.

Born January 30, 1835. When a lad of seven years the family first came to America and on the second trip was but fourteen. He was given a very fair education in his youth, and began work quite early for himself in the cotton factory at Johnston, Scotland. He engaged in this business for the first ten years of his business life in different places in the east, and came with the family at the time stated above to Keokuk County. He had learned the tinner's trade in the east, and continued to work at that trade during the first part of his life in the west at Pella, Iowa. Mr. Morrison married on Christmas day 1856, Martha Doolittle, who was a native of the Hoosier state. After the marriage they settled on a farm in the township near his people and had just begun to get it into proper shape when the war cloud gathered over the nation. Putting aside all other considerations, for he felt that his duty was to his country, he enlisted in the army as a private soldier and enrolled in Company K, of the Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in which organization he served for three years. Just subsequent to the count of expiration of term of service he returned to his family. He did not remain long at home, however, for he received an appointment as foreman of a government tin shop at Nashville, Tennessee, and repairing to that place he passed the last year of the war in the service of the government. Returning to Keokuk County, he followed farming until 1875, in the meantime serving as member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth General Assemblies, representing Keokuk County, the dates being 1868, 1870 and 1872. Mr. Morrison was elected to the position of county auditor of Keokuk County, and removed to the county seat, Sigourney. Here he remained until 1886. In 1882 he received the appointment of Postmaster at Sigourney, and he served until President Cleveland removed him for offensive partisanship in September, 1885. In 1886 he removed to Hedrick, then a new town and in partnership with J. T. Brooks and W. H. Young, he erected a flouring mill at that point. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature by the Republicans of his district, in which he served with great credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. In the following year he was appointed postmaster at Hedrick. It is unnecessary to say that Mr. Morrison is a staunch Republican, and an earnest supporter of the administration. He has been a Republican ever since the Masons, and is a member of J. M. Hedrick Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is past commander. Mr. Morrison and his family have always been prominently identified with the social life of the sterling little city of Hedrick, where they are held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends, Mr. Morrison has a wide acquaintance in the county, and his fidelity to all duties in life's relations has gained him tile regard of his fellow men to a high degree.

Born January 30, 1835. When a lad of seven years the family first came to America and on the second trip was but fourteen. He was given a very fair education in his youth, and began work quite early for himself in the cotton factory at Johnston, Scotland. He engaged in this business for the first ten years of his business life in different places in the east, and came with the family at the time stated above to Keokuk County. He had learned the tinner's trade in the east, and continued to work at that trade during the first part of his life in the west at Pella, Iowa. Mr. Morrison married on Christmas day 1856, Martha Doolittle, who was a native of the Hoosier state. After the marriage they settled on a farm in the township near his people and had just begun to get it into proper shape when the war cloud gathered over the nation. Putting aside all other considerations, for he felt that his duty was to his country, he enlisted in the army as a private soldier and enrolled in Company K, of the Second Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in which organization he served for three years. Just subsequent to the count of expiration of term of service he returned to his family. He did not remain long at home, however, for he received an appointment as foreman of a government tin shop at Nashville, Tennessee, and repairing to that place he passed the last year of the war in the service of the government. Returning to Keokuk County, he followed farming until 1875, in the meantime serving as member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth General Assemblies, representing Keokuk County, the dates being 1868, 1870 and 1872. Mr. Morrison was elected to the position of county auditor of Keokuk County, and removed to the county seat, Sigourney. Here he remained until 1886. In 1882 he received the appointment of Postmaster at Sigourney, and he served until President Cleveland removed him for offensive partisanship in September, 1885. In 1886 he removed to Hedrick, then a new town and in partnership with J. T. Brooks and W. H. Young, he erected a flouring mill at that point. In 1896 he was elected to the legislature by the Republicans of his district, in which he served with great credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. In the following year he was appointed postmaster at Hedrick. It is unnecessary to say that Mr. Morrison is a staunch Republican, and an earnest supporter of the administration. He has been a Republican ever since the Masons, and is a member of J. M. Hedrick Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which he is past commander. Mr. Morrison and his family have always been prominently identified with the social life of the sterling little city of Hedrick, where they are held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends, Mr. Morrison has a wide acquaintance in the county, and his fidelity to all duties in life's relations has gained him tile regard of his fellow men to a high degree.