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Morrison was born in Hammond, the principal city of Tangipahoa Parish, one the "Florida Parishes" east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], to [[banker]]-[[merchant]] Benjamin M. Morrison and the former Florence Hobson (1878–1972), from Greensboro in Hale County in the western Black Belt region of [[Alabama]].
Morrison was born in Hammond, the principal city of Tangipahoa Parish, one the "Florida Parishes" east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], to [[banker]]-[[merchant]] Benjamin M. Morrison and the former Florence Hobson (1878–1972), from Greensboro in Hale County in the western Black Belt region of [[Alabama]].
A maternal uncle, Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937) was a naval hero of the [[Spanish–American War]] and later served five terms in the U. S. House from Alabama.
A maternal uncle, Richmond Pearson Hobson (1870-1937) was a naval hero of the [[Spanish–American War]] and later served five terms in the U. S. House from Alabama.
Morrison attended public schools and obtained the [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]] in 1934. He practiced law in Hammond with Joseph Arthur Sims (1914-1973), later an aide to [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].
Morrison attended public schools and obtained the [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from [[Tulane University]] Law School in [[New Orleans]] in 1934. He practiced law in Hammond with Joseph Arthur Sims (1914-1973), later an aide to [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]].
In 1940, Morrison married the former Marjorie Abbey (November 1916 – 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 – 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==
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.