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Edward H. Morris
Edward H. Morris (May 30, 1858 – February 3, 1943) was an African-American lawyer and state legislator in Illinois.
Morris was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, on May 30, 1858. He was the son of a slave. He graduated from St. Patrick's High School, Chicago.
Morris was admitted to the Chicago Bar in 1879 and became the fifth African American lawyer admitted to the Illinois Bar. He became one of Chicago's most successful black lawyers, and by the mid-1880s had become considered the unofficial "dean of colored lawyers" in Chicago.
Morris served as a mentor to many Black attorneys, including Frederick McGhee, who in 1885 joined Morris in practice.
In 1891, Morris was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Republican, and represented Cook County in the chamber from 1890 to 1892 and again from 1902 to 1904. He served as a town attorney of South Chicago, Illinois in 1892 and again in 1896. In 1895, he served as an Assistant Sate's Attorney in Cook County, Illinois. In 1919 he was appointed to the Chicago Commission on Race Relations.
Edward H. Morris died in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 1943.
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Edward H. Morris
Edward H. Morris (May 30, 1858 – February 3, 1943) was an African-American lawyer and state legislator in Illinois.
Morris was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, on May 30, 1858. He was the son of a slave. He graduated from St. Patrick's High School, Chicago.
Morris was admitted to the Chicago Bar in 1879 and became the fifth African American lawyer admitted to the Illinois Bar. He became one of Chicago's most successful black lawyers, and by the mid-1880s had become considered the unofficial "dean of colored lawyers" in Chicago.
Morris served as a mentor to many Black attorneys, including Frederick McGhee, who in 1885 joined Morris in practice.
In 1891, Morris was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Republican, and represented Cook County in the chamber from 1890 to 1892 and again from 1902 to 1904. He served as a town attorney of South Chicago, Illinois in 1892 and again in 1896. In 1895, he served as an Assistant Sate's Attorney in Cook County, Illinois. In 1919 he was appointed to the Chicago Commission on Race Relations.
Edward H. Morris died in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 1943.