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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name=Jacob Haight Morrison, IV
| name=Jacob Haight Morrison, IV
(Worked for the preservation of the New Orleans French Quarter)
(Historical preservationist of the New Orleans French Quarter)
| birth_date=March 12, 1905
| birth_date=March 12, 1905
| birth_place=New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place=New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
| death_date=December 4, 1974 (aged) 69)
| death_date=December 4, 1974 (aged) 69)
| death_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]<br>
| death_place=[[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]<br>
'''Resting place''':Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans
'''Resting place'''<br>
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans
| spouse=Mary Meek Morrison (married 1938-1974, his death)<br>
| spouse=Mary Meek Morrison (married 1938-1974, his death)<br>
'''No children'''<br>
'''No children'''<br>
'''Parents'':<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Jacob, II, and Eloise Yancy Morrison
Jacob, II, and Eloise Yancy Morrison
| occupation=[[Attorney]]<br>Historical preservationist
| occupation=[[Attorney]]<br>Historical preservationist
'''Jacob Haight Morrison, IV''' (March 12, 1905 – December 4, 1974), was an [[attorney]],[[ journalist]], [[autho]]r, and historical preservationist from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. He helped preserve the Vieux Carré or French Quarter, which has been designated as a National Historic District, and published a pioneer textbook on historic preservation law.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=
'''Jacob Haight Morrison, IV''' (March 12, 1905 – December 4, 1974), was an [[attorney]],[[ journalist]], [[author]], and historical preservationist from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. He helped preserve the Vieux Carré or French Quarter, which has been designated as a National Historic District, and published a pioneer textbook on historic preservation law.<ref name=lahist>{{cite web|url=
https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Morrison, Jacob Haight, IV|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' bases its article on Morrison on: Judy Riffel, ed., ''A History of Pointe Coupée Parish and Its Families'' (1983); ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' obituary, December 5, 1974.</ref>
https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-m/|title=Morrison, Jacob Haight, IV|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' bases its article on Morrison on: Judy Riffel, ed., ''A History of Pointe Coupée Parish and Its Families'' (1983); ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' obituary, December 5, 1974.</ref>