Oscar Morris
President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
January 9, 1929 – January 5, 1931
Preceded byWilliam L. Smith
Succeeded byHerman J. Severson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 3, 1921 – January 2, 1939
Preceded byHerman C. Schultz
Succeeded byMilton T. Murray
Personal details
Born(1876-03-01)March 1, 1876
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 1939(1939-01-02) (aged 62)
Shorewood, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park, Milwaukee
Political partyRepublican
SpouseElnore Simmonds
Children
  • Dorothy (Parnell)
  • Elnore (Bloom)
  • Mason Morris
ProfessionJournalist

Oscar Haskell Morris (March 8, 1876 – January 2, 1939) was an American journalist and Republican politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for 18 years, representing Wisconsin's 4th Senate district, and was president pro tempore of the Senate during the 1929–1930 session.

Biography

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in March 1876, he moved with his parents to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when he was about two years old. He left school to become a "copy boy" at the Milwaukee Sentinel newspaper. He grew up in the news business, becoming a reporter and sports writer at the Sentinel, and then becoming an editor at the Milwaukee Daily News.[1]

He was elected to five terms in the Wisconsin Senate, running on the Republican Party ticket. He served in the Senate from 1921 until his death in 1939.

He died on January 2, 1939, at his home in Shorewood, Wisconsin[2] after a long period of suffering from heart disease.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Witte, Edwin E.; Kelly, Alice, eds. (1931). "Legislative Branch of the State Government". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1931 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. p. 200. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sen. Morris of Milwaukee, is Dead, Age 62". The Capital Times. January 3, 1939. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Oscar Morris, State Senator, Dies in Milwaukee Home". January 3, 1939. p. 10. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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