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'''James Hobson Morrison, Sr.''', also known as '''Jimmy Morrison''' (December 8, 1908 – July 20, 2000), was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 6th congressional district, who held the position from 1943 to 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000995|title=Morrison, James Hobson|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
'''James Hobson Morrison, Sr.''', also known as '''Jimmy Morrison''' (December 8, 1908 – July 20, 2000), was a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 6th congressional district, who held the position from 1943 to 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000995|title=Morrison, James Hobson|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
Considered to have been a [[liberal]] by southern standards at the time, Morrison was denied party re-nomination in 1966 by the strongly [[conservative]] John Rarick, a former state district court [[judge]] in St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish.
Considered to have been a [[liberal]] by southern standards at the time, Morrison was denied party re-nomination in 1966 by the strongly [[conservative]] [[John Rarick]], a former state district court [[judge]] in St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish.
==Background==
==Background==