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In 1940, Morrison married the former Marjorie Abbey (November 1916  &ndash;  January 25, 2016) of Webb in Tallahatchie County in northwestern [[Mississippi]]. A graduate of Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, [[Virginia]], and an advocate of the arts who did post-graduate studies at the New York School of Interior Design, Mrs. Morrison was the daughter of Thomas Benton and Julia Cochran Abbey. The couple had two sons, James Hobson Morrison, Jr. (born November 1942), and wife, Lisa, of Hammond, and Benjamin Abbey Morrison (born July 1944) of New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=marjorie-morrison&pid=177460147|title=Marjorie Morrison (1916-2016)|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=January 27, 2016}}</ref>​

In 1940, Morrison married the former Marjorie Abbey (November 1916  &ndash;  January 25, 2016) of Webb in Tallahatchie County in northwestern [[Mississippi]]. A graduate of Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, [[Virginia]], and an advocate of the arts who did post-graduate studies at the New York School of Interior Design, Mrs. Morrison was the daughter of Thomas Benton and Julia Cochran Abbey. The couple had two sons, James Hobson Morrison, Jr. (born November 1942), and wife, Lisa, of Hammond, and Benjamin Abbey Morrison (born July 1944) of New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=marjorie-morrison&pid=177460147|title=Marjorie Morrison (1916-2016)|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=January 27, 2016}}</ref>​

 

==Political career==​

==Political career==

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In 1936, Morrison ran for the state Senate but lost by a narrow margin. He alleged vote fraud, and although he did not take office, from then until he was elected to Congress commonly billed himself as "Senator Jim Morrison." In 1937, Morrison wrote the charter of the  newly formed Louisiana Farmers Protective Union and launched a public relations campaign on behalf of union members in the [[strawberry]] belt centered about Tangipahoa Parish.​

In 1936, Morrison ran for the state Senate but lost by a narrow margin. He alleged vote fraud, and although he did not take office, from then until he was elected to Congress commonly billed himself as "Senator Jim Morrison." In 1937, Morrison wrote the charter of the  newly formed Louisiana Farmers Protective Union and launched a public relations campaign on behalf of union members in the [[strawberry]] belt centered about Tangipahoa Parish.​

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Morrison was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of1956 and 1960 and supported the [[Adlai Stevenson]] and [[John F. Kennedy]] tickets, respectively. Morrison was not related to New Orleans [[Mayor]] deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. (1912-1964), though the two often agreed politically and both ran unsuccessfully for governor on three occasions. After his defeat for Congress, Morrison resumed his law practice in Hammond. Rarick served in the House seat from 1967 to 1975, only a third of the tenure that Morrison accumulated.​

Morrison was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of1956 and 1960 and supported the [[Adlai Stevenson]] and [[John F. Kennedy]] tickets, respectively. Morrison was not related to New Orleans [[Mayor]] deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. (1912-1964), though the two often agreed politically and both ran unsuccessfully for governor on three occasions. After his defeat for Congress, Morrison resumed his law practice in Hammond. Rarick served in the House seat from 1967 to 1975, only a third of the tenure that Morrison accumulated.​

==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==

Morrison died of a [[heart attack]] after a series of [[stroke]]s. His last residence was in Loranger in central Tangipahoa Parish. He is interred at the Episcopal Church Cemetery in Hammond. U.S. Route 51,  a main north-south thoroughfare through Hammond, was renamed Morrison Boulevard in honor of the congressman.​

Morrison died of a [[heart attack]] after a series of [[stroke]]s. His last residence was in Loranger in central Tangipahoa Parish. He is interred at the Episcopal Church Cemetery in Hammond. U.S. Route 51,  a main north-south thoroughfare through Hammond, was renamed Morrison Boulevard in honor of the congressman.​

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Morrison donated his congressional papers to the Archives and Special Collections Department of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. His photographic collection of national leaders, family, and campaign events are displayed in the Linus A. Sims Memorial Library in what is called the "Morrison Room." Linus Arthur Sims (1882-1949) was the principal founder of Southeastern University and the father of Morrison's former law partner, Joseph Sims.  After the donation of his papers to SLU, Morrison valued this donation at $1.6 million and attempted to take an [[income tax]] reduction of over $61,100 over a five-year period. The United States Tax Court held that Morrison failed to establish the claimed deduction.<ref>''Morrison v. Commissioner'', 71 T.C. 683, 1979 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 183.</ref> On appeal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Tax Court.<ref>''Morrison v. Commissioner'', 611 F.2d 98 (5th Cir. 1980).</ref>​

Morrison donated his congressional papers to the Archives and Special Collections Department of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. His photographic collection of national leaders, family, and campaign events are displayed in the Linus A. Sims Memorial Library in what is called the "Morrison Room." Linus Arthur Sims (1882-1949) was the principal founder of Southeastern University and the father of Morrison's former law partner, Joseph Sims.  After the donation of his papers to SLU, Morrison valued this donation at $1.6 million and attempted to take an [[income tax]] reduction of over $61,100 over a five-year period. The United States Tax Court held that Morrison failed to establish the claimed deduction.<ref>''Morrison v. Commissioner'', 71 T.C. 683, 1979 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 183.</ref> On appeal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Tax Court.<ref>''Morrison v. Commissioner,'' 611 F.2d 98 (5th Cir. 1980).</ref>​

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Morrison patronized the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies at Southeastern University. In 1995, Dr. John Miller, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, inaugurated the annual James H. Morrison Lecture on Politics and Government at Southeastern. Political figures from both parties have delivered Morrison lectures, including Democratic former [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Breaux]] and Jack A. "Jay" Blossman, Jr., the Republican former chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, on which he no longer serves..​

Morrison patronized the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies at Southeastern University. In 1995, Dr. John Miller, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, inaugurated the annual James H. Morrison Lecture on Politics and Government at Southeastern. Political figures from both parties have delivered Morrison lectures, including Democratic former [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Breaux]] and Jack A. "Jay" Blossman, Jr., the Republican former chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, on which he no longer serves.

 

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==References==

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