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James A. Morrow Sr.
James Anthony Morrow Sr. (March 12, 1892 - April 10, 1967) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1936 to 1944. BiographyJames Anthony Morrow was born on March 12, 1892, near Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of David B. Morrow and Bessie Anna (Rogers) Morrow.[2] James fought for the United States in World War I.[1] He moved to Decatur, Texas, where he worked for Lillard Mining Company.[3] He then moved to Portales, New Mexico, where he worked for Kramer Mill & Elevator Company.[3] After getting married in 1922, his son James was born in Clovis, New Mexico, in 1923.[4] His family moved to Brandon, Mississippi, in 1926.[4] In the 1940s, he was a farmer and a bus/service station agent by occupation, and he later became a businessman.[1][5] He represented Rankin County in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1936 to 1944.[1] He died in a hospital in Brandon, Mississippi, on April 10, 1967.[5] Personal life and familyMorrow was a Baptist by religion.[1] He was a member of the Freemasons and the American Legion.[1] Morrow married Mildred Hamlin (1901-1989)[6][7] on September 30, 1922, in her parents' residence in Farwell, Texas.[3] had at least two children together.[4] Morrow's son, James Anthony Morrow Jr., was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1952 to 1988.[5][8] Morrow Sr. also had a daughter named Eunice, a physiotherapist who moved to San Francisco, California.[5][8][9] Morrow's younger brother, Robert, was the State Treasurer of Mississippi from 1956 to 1960.[5] References
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