J. Lee Morford | |
State Senate: | Michigan |
District: | 29th |
Term Start: | January 1, 1915 |
Term End: | 1918 |
Predecessor: | Frank Douglas Scott |
Successor: | Herbert F. Baker |
State House2: | Michigan |
District2: | Presque Isle County |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1911 |
Term End2: | 1914 |
Birth Date: | 14 June 1873 |
Birth Place: | Unionville, Michigan, US |
Death Date: | 1940 (aged 66-90) |
Party: | Republican |
J. Lee Morford (June 14, 18731940) was a Michigan politician.
Morford was born on June 14, 1873, in Unionville, Michigan. Morford was of Scottish ancestry.[1] When Morford was fifteen, he took over management of the farm he spent most of his previous life on. When he was eighteen years old, Morford moved to Caro, Michigan, where he graduated high school. In 1900, he moved to Gaylord, Michigan.[2]
In Gaylord, Morford served four terms as village president.[2] At some point in his life, Morford worked as an undertaker and at some point as a banker.[1] On November 8, 1910, Morford was elected as a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Presque Isle County district. He served in this position from January 4, 1911, to 1914. On November 3, 1914, Morford was elected to the Michigan Senate where he represented the 29th district. He served in this position from January 6, 1915, to 1918.[2]
Morford died in 1940. He was interred at Fairview Cemetery in Gaylord, Michigan.