Elmer D. Morse Explained

Elmer D. Morse
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:18th
Term Start:1901
Term End:1905
Party:Republican
Birth Date:April 6, 1844
Birth Place:Madison, New York
Death Date:February 13, 1921
Residence:Princeton, Wisconsin
Profession:Politician

Elmer D. Morse (April 6, 1844 – February 13, 1921) was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Morse was born in Madison, New York on April 6, 1844. He came to Princeton, Wisconsin with his parents at the age of three.[1]

He entered the Army at the age of 16[2] in 1861, serving four years, and attending school for one year after being discharged. He was later employed in the lumber, grain, and produce business. At the organization of the Princeton State Bank in 1893, he was elected vice-president. When the Montello State Bank was organized a few years later, he became its president.[2] While he had always taken an active part in politics, he had never held a political office, until he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate.[1] Morse died on February 13, 1921.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wisconsin Blue Book. 1903. 1,082.
  2. News: E. D. Morse Dead. Stevens Point Journal. February 23, 1921. 4. Newspapers.com. March 24, 2018.
  3. In Senate Journal of Proceedings of the Fifth-Fifth Session of the Wisconsin Legislature,' Democrat Printing Company, Madison, Wisconsin: 1921, February 18, 1921, The Hon. Elmer E. Morse, pg. 279-180