Seth W. Morrison
(1856-1935)
Dublin Core
Person Item Type Metadata
District
8th District Representative
Political Party
Republican
Latter-day Saint
No
Age at Election
55
Birth Date
December 13, 1856
Birthplace
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States
Death Date
November 4, 1935
Spouse(s)
Fannie Frink Pettit (1856-1941) Married December 6, 1881
Occupation
Lumber Business
Biographical Text
Seth Warner Morrison left college as a sophomore due to ill health. In 1872, he moved to Denver, Colorado, to run a lumber business with his father. He then moved to Utah in 1890 and started the successful lumber company Morrison, Merrill, and Co. Before becoming a representative, Morrison had never held a public office. As a representative, he focused on railroad issues and “was a most efficient legislator " (Drumm 1896, 83). Morrison died in 1935 following a period of ill health.
Bibliography
Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KVJR-4S1
Image of Seth W. Morrison by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 68 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=74
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KVJR-4S1
Image of Seth W. Morrison by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 68 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=74
Collection
Citation
“Seth W. Morrison
(1856-1935),” Utah State History Digital Exhibits, accessed May 4, 2024, https://utahstatehistory.omeka.net/items/show/255.
(1856-1935),” Utah State History Digital Exhibits, accessed May 4, 2024, https://utahstatehistory.omeka.net/items/show/255.