The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-09-09

superior court, was born in Pleasant
Vile, Venango county, Pa. May 4.
1910. His paternal grandparents come
from the north of Ireland. locating in
Centre county, where his father, Will
liam Morrison, was born in 1904. vii.
liam Morrison finally located at Pleas.
antville and became a leading farmer.
His mother was Elizabeth McMaster,
OF Scotch descent.
Judge Morrison received a common
school and academic education at
~Pleasantville and a course at the
Pennsylvania State Normal School of
Edinboro, and a partial course at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Later he taught
school occasionally.
A BRAVE SOLDIER.
In July, 1862, he enlisted as a pri.
vate in Company A, l21st Pennsylva.
MIA Volunteers, and while serving at
the front lost his left arm at the
shoulder joint and received a sever
wound in the left knee at Fredericks.
burg, Va, December l3, 1862. After
lying in a shelter tent near Fredericks.
burg for two weeks after the battle
he was removed to Washington and
spent the winter OF 62.63 In Armory
Square Hospital, being unable to walk
until the next spring. In April, 1863,
he was discharged and returned to
Pleasantville. and in 1854 and 1865
held the Office Of justice Of the peace
in that place. He was treasurer Of
Venango county in 1868 and 1869.
Later he was deputy internal revenue
collector at Oil City and connected
with the editing and publishing of a
newspaper at that place.
Afterwards he engaged in business
and read law. and in 1875 was ad.
mitted TO the bar. He practiced his
profession at P~leasantville until 1879.
when he removed to %Smethport, where
he was engaged in a successful prac-
tice until September, 1887, when he
was appointed by Governor Beaver
Judge Of the 4Sth district, composed
of Mexican and Potter counties. In
Noember of the same year he was
elected to the same judicial Office for
10 years. So satisfactory was his
term Of service that in 1897 he was
accorded unanimous nomination by his
party in both counties, and in Novem.
Der following was reelected for an.
other term Of ten years.
During Judge Morrison's second
term Nc Kean county was made a sep.
arate judicial district, and on Septem.
Der 10. 1901, he was commissioned
president judge of the 18th district.
composed Of. the county of Mexican.
The judge served on the bench until
December, 1902. when he was appoint.
ed Judge Of the superior court by Gov.
ernor Stone to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the retirement of Judge John l..
Mitchell. On December 30. 1902, he
was commissioned as a Judge Of the
superior court until the first Monday
of January. 1904.
Judge Morrison is now one Of the
nominees Of the Republican party Tor
Judge of the superior court for the full
term of ten years from the last men.
toned date.
During the Is years of his service on
the common pleas bench he establish
ed a reputation for prompt. Efficient
and fearless discharge of duty. He
enjoys the distinction Of never having
been compelled to adjourn court for a
single day on account Of sickness dur.
ing nearly 16 years Of service. He has
never missed a session Of the superior
court since his appointment.
Judge Morrison has been an earnest
Republican from his boyhood days,
and never neglected voting for a Re
publican candidate for president. nor
for a governor or any other important
candidate Of his party except in the
fall Of 1862. while he was at the front.
While the Judge has not been an &C.
tive partisan since be went upon the
bench. yet he has been well known as
an earnest supporter OF the principles
and policies Of the Republican party.