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- Edwin_P._Morrow abstract "Edwin Porch Morrow (November 28, 1877 – June 15, 1935) was an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Kentucky from 1919 to 1923. He was the only Republican elected to this office between 1907 and 1927. He championed the typical Republican causes of his day, namely equal rights for African-Americans and the use of force to quell violence. Morrow had been schooled in his party's principles by his father, Thomas Z. Morrow, who was its candidate for governor in 1883, and his uncle, William O. Bradley, who was elected governor in 1895. Both men were founding members of the Republican Party in Kentucky.After rendering non-combat service in the Spanish–American War, Morrow graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1902 and opened his practice in Lexington, Kentucky. He made a name for himself almost immediately by securing the acquittal of a black man who had been charged with murder based on an extorted confession and perjured testimony. He was appointed U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky by President William Howard Taft in 1910 and served until he was removed from office in 1913 by President Woodrow Wilson. In 1915, he ran for governor against his good friend, Augustus O. Stanley. Stanley won the election by 471 votes, making the 1915 contest the closest gubernatorial race in the state's history.Morrow ran for governor again in 1919. His opponent, James D. Black, had ascended to the governorship earlier that year when Stanley resigned to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. Morrow encouraged voters to \"Right the Wrong of 1915\" and ran on a progressive platform that included women's suffrage and quelling racial violence. He charged the Democratic administration with corruption, citing specific examples, and won the general election in a landslide. With a friendly legislature in 1920, he passed much of his agenda into law including an anti-lynching law and a reorganization of state government. He won national acclaim for preventing the lynching of a black prisoner in 1920. He was not hesitant to remove local officials who did not prevent or quell mob violence. By 1922, Democrats regained control of the General Assembly, and Morrow was not able to accomplish much in the second half of his term. Following his term as governor, he served on the United States Railroad Labor Board and the Railway Mediation Board, but never again held elected office. He died of a heart attack on June 15, 1935, while living with a cousin in Frankfort.".
- Edwin_P._Morrow almaMater University_of_Cincinnati_College_of_Law.
- Edwin_P._Morrow battle Spanish–American_War.
- Edwin_P._Morrow birthDate "1877-11-28".
- Edwin_P._Morrow birthPlace Somerset,_Kentucky.
- Edwin_P._Morrow deathDate "1935-06-15".
- Edwin_P._Morrow deathPlace Frankfort,_Kentucky.
- Edwin_P._Morrow lieutenant S._Thruston_Ballard.
- Edwin_P._Morrow militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Edwin_P._Morrow militaryRank Second_lieutenant.
- Edwin_P._Morrow office "Governor of Kentucky".
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- Edwin_P._Morrow orderInOffice "40th".
- Edwin_P._Morrow party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- Edwin_P._Morrow predecessor James_D._Black.
- Edwin_P._Morrow relation Thomas_Z._Morrow.
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- Edwin_P._Morrow religion Presbyterianism.
- Edwin_P._Morrow serviceEndYear "1899".
- Edwin_P._Morrow serviceStartYear "1898".
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- Edwin_P._Morrow successor William_J._Fields.
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