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Morgan, Darius F.

House 1889-90 (District 4); Senate 1895-98 (District 32)

Party when first elected:  Republican

Counties Served:  Freeborn, Hennepin

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 2/22/1854
Birth Place: Iowa
Birth County: Jackson
Birth Country: United States
Date of Death: 4/27/1903
Gender: Male
Religion: Episcopalian
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected): Albert Lea
Occupation (when first elected): Engaged in the Practice of Law

EDUCATION

Winnesheik County Common Schools, Iowa; Elementary School;
Studied Law; Admitted to the Bar in Austin, Minnesota, 1877 or 1878

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Judicial Administration: Austin, Minnesota (Judge Page's Court, Reporter); 187? to 187?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Spouse: Ella M. Hayward (married in 1876; she died in 1893); Widower; Lizette F. Davis (remarried around 1896)
Children: Three children: (son, 2 daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Henry A. Morgan  - Brother

GENERAL NOTES

He was of Welsch and French ancestry.

He came to Austin, Minnesota in 1876 or 1877. He moved to Albert Lea, Minnesota in 1878. He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1897, p. 112 lists 1887 as the year he settled in Minnesota; p. 607 lists 1877. The Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1889, p. 626 lists 1877.

He (Frank Arah Day) "has been a prominent figure in all the impoortant Republican gatherings in the state for a dozen years or more. In the campaign of 1896, however, Mr. Day, with Hon. John Lind, Hon. John Day Smith, Congressman C.A. Towne, State Senators D.F. Morgan, and S.B. Howard, and other men formerly prominent in the Republican party of the state, organized the free silver Republican party of Minnesota..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 505)

"Mr. Morgan early became attached to the Republican party." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 449)

He was a member of the Elks.

He was a member of Gethsemane Episcopal Church.

Religion provided by Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897.

Total Days Served: 2184

SESSIONS SERVED

30th Legislative Session (1897-1898) (second half of Senate term)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 32
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party: Republican Party Notes: He (Frank Arah Day) "has been a prominent figure in all the impoortant Republican gatherings in the state for a dozen years or more. In the campaign of 1896, however, Mr. Day, with Hon. John Lind, Hon. John Day Smith, Congressman C.A. Towne, State Senators D.F. Morgan, and S.B. Howard, and other men formerly prominent in the Republican party of the state, organized the free silver Republican party of Minnesota..." (Progressive Men of Minnesota, 1897, p. 505)
Committees:
  • Corporations (Chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Library
  • Taxes and Tax Laws

29th Legislative Session (1895-1896)

  Session Details
Body: Senate
District: 32
Elected: 11/6/1894
Residence: Minneapolis
Term of Office: 1/8/1895 to 1/2/1899
Counties Represented: Hennepin
Occupation: Lawyer
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Census
  • Deaf, Dumb and Blind
  • Enrollment
  • Finance (Chair)
  • Judiciary
  • Military Affairs

26th Legislative Session (1889-1890)

  Session Details
Body: House
District: 04
Elected: 11/6/1888
Residence: Albert Lea
Term of Office: 1/8/1889 to 1/5/1891
Counties Represented: Freeborn
Occupation: Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party: Republican
Committees:
  • Judiciary
  • Public Accounts and Expenditures
  • Rules
  • Ways and Means (Chair)
Articles & Books About
Shutter, Marion Daniel. "Darius F. Morgan." Progressive Men of Minnesota, Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Journal, 1897, p. 449.


These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.