Leopold Morris
Full Name: Leopold MorrisDate of birth: February 24, 1883
Date of death: November 12, 1952
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 74 | Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 | 33rd | Democrat | Victoria / Victoria | Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria |
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House District 74
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 Legislatures: 33rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Victoria / Victoria Counties in district: Calhoun, Goliad, Victoria |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary and photo, "Leopold Morris, Postmaster, Dies," 11/13/1952, pp. 1, 11. Born 2/24/1883 in Corpus Christi. Elected to Texas Legislature in 1912; "As a legislator, for one term, he had the Fannin Battlefield State Park established and obtained an appropriation for purchase of La Bahia Mission." Editor of the Victoria Advocate, postmaster of Victoria. Victoria Advocate.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, Private, World War I, enlisted 8/24/1917, discharged 10/3/1917, subsequent WWI registration date 9/12/1918. Leopold Morris, residence in Victoria, Texas, birth date 2/24/1883, editor, death date 11/12/1952. FamilySearch. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
- United States Army, World War I. "He served for a short time as a volunteer in the Army in the First World War . . . " Obituary, "Leopold Morris, Postmaster, Dies," 11/13/1952, pp. 1, 11. Victoria Advocate.
Other Resources
- Leopold Morris, birth date 2/24/1883 in Corpus Christi; death date 11/12/1952 in Victoria, Victoria County; postmaster, U.S. Post Office. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Leopold Morris, birth date 2/24/1883, death date 11/12/1952, photos, burial in Catholic Cemetery #3, Victoria, Victoria County. Find a Grave.
- 33rd Legislature (1913) - Leopold Morris, postoffice Victoria, nativity Texas, age 30 (born circa 1883), publisher, 30 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. Leopold Morris, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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33rd R.S. - 1913
Banks and Banking Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) Labor Public Printing Stock and Stock Raising |
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