The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-14

and Stevens. the latter the son-in-law Of
the deceased. who married the youngest
daughter Of Judge Morgan, and who re-
| sides In the town OF his birth where
Judge Morgan lived so long-Blackfoot.
In his capa city as district Judge. John
T. Morgan presided over the first terms
| OF court ever held In Custer and in Cas-
sia counties.
On his initial trip to Custer county
ne made the Journey on horseback. ac-
compeanied on the trip. by. such men OF
prominence as James III. Hawlcy. George
Ainslee. John S, Gray (deceased) and
Clerk Len Richardson,
Judge Morgan was native OF New
York state. having been born In Eric
county in 1880; hence he died in his
clghtieth year. When l3 years OF age
he came with his parents to Monmouth,
III. where. after attending the public
schools of that city. he entered Lombard
university, at Galesburg, in 1858 grad
uating therefrom in 1850 Then he read
and practiced law In the office of Cen
York law school at Pouehkccpsle, from
which he graduated in 1856
For the following six years he practced
law at Monmouth. In the office OF Ills
enlisted In the service OF his country as
a member Of company f. eighty third
Illinois volunteers. Soon he was com
governor Of Illinois. as a captain. which
place he held with distinguished honor
until the close Of the war.
lS"iuGDlDB 10 Ills praCtlCe III AlODmOutD,
he was honored by the friends OF his
carly manhood. FIRST by seat in The
Illinois house and later by seat in the
Illinois senate. and in 1879 accepted tho
presidents call to the judiciary of the
young territory Of Idaho, upon which he
has stamped his indelible impress as a
citizen. lawyer and q Judge.
When the territory of Idaho knocked
at the door Of the republic for admission
to the privileges of statehood. Judge
Morgan was chosen as one Of the franz
ers of it's constitution. In which dis
tinguished body he served as the chair
man OF the committee on legislative de-
partment.
During The late eighties when party
lines were torn assundcr in the south
eastern counties OF the territory of Idaho,
owing to the oncroachment OF the dis
loyalty OF Mormon!sm on the patriotism
OF the citizenship OF the young terri
scores and hundreds of Republican and
Democratic patriots, yielded up his ma
tional party allegiance. and as an Anti
Mormon helped fasten on the territory
and later on the state OF Idaho the fa
nous Idaho Test Oath" now part OF
the state constitution OF this common
wealth.
When the first Republican convention
met Ia Boise in the summer of 1890, he
was nominated. and In October OF that
year elected as member OF the supreme
court OF the new state. and became the
lrst chief Justice of Idaho.
In January OF 1897 he closed his inter |
estng: useful and evertful career as an |
officer and has since devoted himself to |
he practice of his profession In this |
,ity.
tbs aged and devoted life companion
md three children. Mrs. George NJ. Snow
If Nampa. Judge Ralph ]. Morgan OF |
1ouer d'A1ene City. and Mrs. James NJ. |
stevens Of Blackfoot survive this dis |
lngushed old Idaho pioneer.
Twenty years ago they buried the only |
,ther member Of the family In Salt Lake |
-ity. Mrs. c. e. burst. who passed this
lie but a few years after her marriage. |
From 1879 to 1855 Judge Morgan and |
lis excellent family lived in Oxford |
from 1855 to 1880 they resided In Black
oot and since that date they have lived |
n Boise. and on Jefferson street. where
le yielded up his life on the night Of the
eventeenth OF the present month.
On Sunday morning last his remains
we're laid away in the Boise cemetery.
he following list OF his old friends acting
S honorary pall-bearers. James VI.
Iawley. f. S. Dietrich, James F. Aishic.
,dgar Wilson. J. II. Richards and A. L.
The Phil Sheridan post. C. A. R., and
he w. r. G, had charge OF the cere
1onies and many Sorrowing friends fol-
,wed the remains to the scene OF the
lst resting place.
Thus one more old pioneer has passed
ehind the low-setting sun of an earthly
xistence. and those whom ne has left
ehnd pause In reverential reflection OF
he good deeds done here below amid the
ctiv!ties of early Idaho history.