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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=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000995|title=Morrison, James Hobson|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref> |
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| | 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. |
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| − | Born in Hammond, the principal city of Tangipahoa Parish, one the "Florida Parishes" east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], Morrison was a son of [[banker]]-[[merchant]] Benjamin M. Morrison and the former Florence Hobson (1878–1972), a native of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000667|title=Hobson, Richmond Pearson|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=October 31,. 2019}}</ref> | + | Born in Hammond, the principal city of Tangipahoa Parish, one the "Florida Parishes" east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], Morrison was a son of [[banker]]-[[merchant]] Benjamin M. Morrison and the former Florence Hobson (1878–1972), a native of 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000667|title=Hobson, Richmond Pearson|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=October 31,. 2019}}</ref> |
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| | 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 A. Sims]], 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 A. Sims]], later an aide to [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. |