Weekly journal-miner., 1917-02-14
SUMMONS MAN Of WIDE
 PROMINENCE
JUDGE A. L. MORRISON OF SANTA FEE, DIES IN PRESCOTT YESTERDAY AT HOME OF SON, ROBT. E. MORRISON.
(From Tuesdays Daily)

noon at o'clock at the home of his
 eldest son, Robert E. Morrison, at
 800 South Marina street
 He came to Prescott last Thanks
 giving to be present at a reunion of
 the members of his family and on
 that day there were gathered at the
 Robert E. Morrison household four
 generations of the Morrisons.
 This distinguished lrish-American
 was born in Bollycastlc, County An
 trim, Ireland, October 20, 1881. When II years of age he moved to Liver
 pool, England, and as a child he
 worked in the factories of that manu-
 featuring town. Like so many Irish
 men of that day he came to America
 to partake of liberty under the flag
 of the free.
 Upon the beginning of the war with
 Mexico he volunteered in the Amer
 ican army, and participated in many
 of the battles, being at the front when
 the City Of Mexico was taken. At
 the time of his death he was one of
 the few surviving veterans of the
 Mexican war
 Returning to New York he learned of what IS known in Irish history as
 the Rebellion of AS, and accompanied by two companions he returned to
 Ireland, where all three were arrest
 cd by the British authorities and in
 carccratcd in Carlow jail as rebels to
 the English government. There they remained for six months, and were
 released on St. Patrick's day Return l ing to the United States he went to Troy. \. Y., where he engaged in the trade of a chairmaller, and there mar ricd Jane Clerk in 1851. In 1854 Judge Morrison and wife moved to Chicago, where he became ono of the build CTS of that wonderful city, and there their union was blessed by the birth | of seven children, among them being the following: Robert r.. Morrison of Prescott, A. L. Morrison, IT,, of Santa Fc, John " Morrison of Car mel, Cal: Hugh C. Morrison of No gales, lriz.: Erin Jane Morrison, known in religion as Sister Dolorinc | of the Order of Lorctto, Colorado; Mary Agnes Morrison, now deceased, and Joseph F. Morrison, former U. s. attorney, of Phoenix, Arizona.
 While in Chicago, Judge Morrison studied law, and was admitted to practice, at once taking a leading part in that profession. He occupied many positions of trust and honor.
 Through his own excrtionS, having been forced to leave school when he was II years of age, he acquired an education, which enabled him to be- come an historian of first rank, cs- pccially on Irish-American and con tinental European history. He ranked high as lecturer, his lecture on lisa bella the Catholic" being one of the best studies of that great queen of Spain, who made possible the voyage of Columbus and the discovery of America
 In 1881 he was appointed United States marshal for New Mexico, and $ took up his residence at Santa Fc, C which was from that time, his home C He at once became prominent in New ( Mexico affairs and aided materially q in the upbuilding and development of V that part of the United States. He C and members of his family have made the name of Morrison famous in the Southwest.
 Judge Morrison is one of the best | lnown Irishmcn in the world, and his q lcath will be the occasion of sorrow d n every Irish household. While de- d rotcd to the cause of Ireland, he was b m American citizen of the first order, y sho always raised his hat to the ly AiiNiiAsi ildS- ilA 'ldF DNiAiN hiN r lcath, in speaking of the possibility tC ,f war with Germany, hc said that he T would gladly give his services to W Uncle Sam. He was devoted Rom- tl III Catholic and d leader in that faith.
 He lived worthy life, filled with U oyalty to the American flag. As a itizcn, he was the intimate friend and ssociatc Of Blaine, Garfield, McKin- .y and other statesmen of that era F. n American history His .lifc's his tn ory was one of noble impulses, and Inc he highest integrity, illunincd with tn he great virtues, beloved for his sis Iany charities, and his memory will yC c cherished by all who knew him, as NJ n honorable gentleman, worthy dr and loyal citizen. ho By him, at the time of his death, ly ere his sons, Robert E. Hugh O., LC