Page Morris

Who was Page Morris?

Page Morris was a United States federal judge.

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Morris attended the College of William and Mary and graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1872. He read law to enter the bar in 1880. He was an Assistant professor of mathematics, Virginia Military Institute from 1872 to 1873. He was a Professor of mathematics, Texas Military Institute from 1873 to 1876. He was a Professor of applied mathematics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1876 to 1879. He was in private practice in Lynchburg, Virginia from 1880 to 1886. He was a Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia in 1884. He entered private practice in Duluth, Minnesota in 1886. Municipal judge, Duluth, Minnesota, 1889-. City attorney of Duluth, Minnesota, 1894-. He was a judge on the Eleventh Judicial District of Minnesota from 1895 to 1896. He was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota from 1897 to 1903.

On February 19, 1903, Morris was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota created by 32 Stat. 795. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 9, 1903, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1923, serving in that capacity until his death, in Rochester, Minnesota.