Alonzo Morphy Explained

Alonzo Michael Morphy (November 23, 1798 – November 22, 1856)[1] was a lawyer serving as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1828 to 1830, and a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from August 31, 1839 to March 19, 1846.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Born in Charleston, South Carolina,[4] Morphy was of Spanish and Irish ancestry. Morphy moved to Louisiana, and read law under Edward Livingston.[4] He served in the state legislature, and was also Attorney General of Louisiana.[4] Morphy married Louise Thérèse Félicité Thelcide Le Carpentier, the musically talented daughter of a prominent French Creole family. His home was an atmosphere of genteel civility and culture where chess and music were the typical highlights of a Sunday home gathering.[5] His son, Paul Morphy, is considered one of the greatest chess players of all time.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lawson, David . Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess . 2010 . University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press.
  2. Web site: Alonzo Morphy, 1839 (31 Aug.)–1846 (19 Mar.). https://web.archive.org/web/20190609025516/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/morphy_alonzo.aspx. dead. June 9, 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court. May 15, 2020.
  3. Web site: Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx. dead. June 8, 2019. Louisiana Supreme Court. May 16, 2020.
  4. Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 117.
  5. Bill Wall, "Paul Morphy.

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