Edward H. Morris | |
Birth Date: | 30 May 1858 |
Birth Place: | Flemingsburg, Kentucky |
Death Place: | Washington, D.C. |
Occupation: | Lawyer, politician |
Office: | Member of the Illinois House of Representatives |
Constituency: | Cook County |
Term Start1: | 1890 |
Term End1: | 1892 |
Term Start2: | 1902 |
Term End2: | 1904 |
Edward H. Morris (May 30, 1858 – February 3, 1943) was an American lawyer and state legislator in Illinois.
Edward H. Morris was born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, on May 30, 1858.[1] He graduated from St. Patrick's High School, Chicago. He was admitted to the Chicago Bar in 1879 and became the fifth African American lawyer admitted to the Illinois Bar.[2]
He represented Cook County in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1890 to 1892 and from 1902 to 1904.[3]
In 1919 he was appointed to the Chicago Commission on Race Relations.[4]
Edward H. Morris died in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 1943.[1] [5]