Cameron A. Morrison
Cameron A. Morrison | |
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William B. Cooper | |
Preceded by | Thomas Walter Bickett |
Succeeded by | Angus Wilton McLean |
Personal details | |
Born | Angelia Lawrance Morrison Harris ) | October 5, 1869
Cameron A. Morrison (October 5, 1869 – August 20, 1953) was an American politician and the 55th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1921 to 1925.
Early life and career
He was born in 1869 in Richmond County, North Carolina.
In 1898, Morrison participated in the
In 1900, he was elected to the North Carolina Senate for one term.[3]
Governorship
With the backing of Sen.
Morrison was inaugurated on January 12, 1921.[5] He came to be called "the Good Roads governor" for his support of a modern highway system. Morrison also pushed for increased funds for public education, while also battling the teaching of the theory of evolution.[6]
Later career
He was later appointed to serve as a
Morrison was later elected to one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1945.[8] He again lost a Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 1944, to Clyde R. Hoey.[9] He died in Quebec City in 1953.
Personal life
Morrison was married twice. His first wife, Lottie May Tomlinson, gave birth to four children but only one,
In 1924, while serving as governor, Morrison married a second time to
Legacy
A ten-story residence hall on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is named in Morrison's honor. His home at Charlotte, Morrocroft, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[13]
A library in Charlotte was named after Morrison, but was renamed in 2020 due to Morrison's ties with the Red Shirts and white supremacy.[14] A residence hall at North Carolina A&T State University was also named after Morrison, but the name was removed in 2020.[15]
References
- ^ "RACE QUESTION IN POLITICS:North Carolina White Men Seek to Wrest Control from the Negroes". New York Times. October 24, 1898. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ISBN 9780802128386., pp. 172-173
- ^ "NCpedia biography of Cameron Morrison". Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ News & Observer: "What the obituary didn't say" by Rob Christensen Archived 2008-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Morrison, Bickett And Gardner All Receive Ovation At Inaugural". The Morning Star. Vol. CVI, no. 132. January 13, 1921. p. 1.
- ^ "Evolution Controversy in NC in the 1920s". unc.edu. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Runoff Race - Jul 02, 1932". ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC District 10 Race - Nov 03, 1942". ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - May 27, 1944". ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ "GOVERNOR CAMERON MORRISON, n.d., 1921-1926". North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ISBN 0-86526-294-2.
- ^ a b c Moore, Jeanelle Coulter; Hamrick, Grace Rutledge (1981). The First Ladies of North Carolina, First Ladies from 1776-1889; Brief Biographies of the First Ladies Who Have Lived in the Present Mansion (1889-1981). Raleigh, North Carolina: The Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee, The Bicentennial Foundation, and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. pp. 35–37.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Charlotte library removes name of white supremacist from branch". WBTV. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ Whitlow, Jamille (September 29, 2020). "Board of Trustees removes names of two campus buildings". The A&T Register. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
External links
- United States Congress. "Cameron A. Morrison (id: M000993)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Cameron Morrison [1] at NCpedia