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| Date Born: October 5, 1869 |
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Date Died: August 20, 1953 |
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| Place Born: Richmond County, NC |
Place Buried: Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, NC |
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| Residence: Rockingham, NC and Charlotte, NC |
Occupation: Lawyer |
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Cameron A. Morrison (born on October 5, 1869, in Richmond County, North Carolina) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1921 to 1925. He was later called "the Good Roads governor" for his support of a modern highway system. Morrison also pushed for increased funds for public education, while also battling the teaching of the theory of evolution. He was later appointed to serve as a United States Senator for the state of North Carolina (after the death of Lee S. Overman) between 1930 and 1932, but lost his seat in the Democratic primary runoff to Robert R. Reynolds. Morrison was later elected to one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1945. He again lost a Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 1944, to Clyde R. Hoey. He died on August 20, 1953, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Morrison, Cameron A., a Senator and a Representative from North Carolina; born near Rockingham, Richmond County, NC, October 5, 1869; attended private schools at Ellerbe Springs, NC, and at Rockingham; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Rockingham; mayor of Rockingham 1893; presidential elector at large in 1916; moved to Charlotte, NC, and continued the practice of law; Governor of North Carolina 1921-1925; member of the Democratic National Committee in 1928; appointed on December 13, 1930, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lee S. Overman and served from December 13, 1930, until December 4, 1932, when a duly elected successor qualified; was an unsuccessful candidate for election to fill the vacancy; resumed the practice of law; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945); again resumed the practice of his profession in Charlotte, N.C.; died in Quebec, Canada, on August 20, 1953; interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C. |
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