Isaac S. Morse Explained

Isaac S. Morse
Birth Date:27 December 1817
Birth Place:Haverhill, New Hampshire, U.S.
Death Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Restingplace:Lowell Cemetery
Lowell, Massachusetts
Occupation:Lawyer
Party:Republican
Spouse:Eloise La Barte (1844–1882; her death)[1]
District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Term Start:1855
Term End:1872
Predecessor:Charles R. Train
Successor:John B. Goodrich

Isaac Stevens Morse (December 27, 1817 – December 27, 1896) was an American lawyer and politician who served as district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1855 to 1872.

Early life and legal career

Morse was born on December 27, 1817, in Haverhill, New Hampshire. His parents were Rev. Bryant and Susannah (Stevens) Morse. He studied law in the office of Elisha Fuller in Lowell, Massachusetts and at Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in on September 25, 1840. On September 25, 1844, he married Eloise La Barte in Groton, Massachusetts.[2] Morse was a partner of the firm Morse & Lawrence with George P. Lawrence and from 1877 to 1881 was associated with Richard James McKelleget.[3] [4]

Public office

From 1850 to 1852, Morse was the city solicitor of Lowell, Massachusetts. From 1855 to 1872, he was the district attorney of Middlesex County. In 1866 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a member of the Cambridge, Massachusetts board of aldermen in 1873.[5]

Death

Morse died on December 27, 1896, in Boston.[6] He was buried in the family plot in the Lowell Cemetery.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Green . Samuel A. . An Account of the Lawyers of Groton, Massachusetts . 1892 . Groton, MA . 153 . 17 September 2023.
  2. Book: Davis . W. T. . Professional and Industrial History of Suffolk County: History of the bench and bar . 1894 . The Boston History Company . Boston . 389 . 17 September 2023.
  3. Book: The Boston Directory . 1860 . Adams, Sampson, & Company . Boston . 309 . 17 September 2023.
  4. Book: Warren . Charles . History of the Harvard Law School and of Early Legal Conditions in America . 1908 . Lewis Publishing Company . 1908 . 151 . 17 September 2023.
  5. Book: Mayor's Address at the Organization of the City Government and the Annual Reports Made to the City Council . 1873 . John Wilson and Son . Cambridge, MA . 230 . 17 September 2023.
  6. Book: Gould . Levi S. . Ancient Middlesex with Brief Biographical Sketches of the Men who Have Served the Country Officially Since Its Settlement . 1905 . Somerville Journal Print . 252 . 17 September 2023.
  7. News: Lowell . The Boston Globe . December 29, 1896.