Benjamin Harrison Morrison

born: 18 Apr 1889, near Aurora,Keokuk Co.,Iowa
died: 16 Oct 1962, Fort Dodge,Iowa, at Friendship Haven
bur.: 19 Oct 1962, Mapleton,Monona Co.,Iowa, at Mount Hope Cemetery
occu: lawyer
spouse: Sylvia HADLEY
marr: 18 Apr 1915, North English,Iowa Co.,Iowa
born: 16 Aug 1889
died: Oct 1968, Kansas City,Missouri
bur.: Mapleton,Monona Co.,Iowa, at Mount Hope Cemetery
Children:
infant Morrison
James Hadley Morrison

Pedigree Chart

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           |---------William MORRISON (1805, Ireland - 1879, Ireland)
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  |------James MORRISON (1841, Ireland - 1912, Iowa)
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  |        |---------Mary Jane THOMPSON (1807, Ireland - 1879, Ireland)
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Benjamin Harrison MORRISON (1889, Iowa - 1962, Iowa)
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  |        |---------Andrew TROGER ( - 1891, Iowa)
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  |------Rose Ann ``Rosa'' TROGER (1855, Iowa - 1903, Iowa)
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           |---------Catherine MACHT (1826, Germany - 1911, Iowa)
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Ben graduated from North English high school and then studied law at the State University of Iowa. After attaining his law degree he began practicing law at Omaha. In 1916 he and wife, Sylvia, moved to Mapleton and established a law office which he maintained for over 40 years. In about 1958 Ben retired from his profession because of ill health. In 1960 he and his wife moved to their retirement home at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge.

Ben took an active part in civic and school affairs. He was elected to the town council in 1920 and held the positions as town clerk, town treasurer and town attorney. He was appointed post master in 1922 and held the office for ten years. In 1936 he was elected justice of the peace which he served for several years. When the state of Iowa adopted the Old Age Assistance act, Ben was appointed chairman of the Monona County Board of Social Welfare. He was interested in good education and served several terms on the Mapleton school board, and later was elected to Monona County School Board and became president of that board. He was also a past president of the Monona County Bar Association He was a charter member of the Mapleton Lions Club in Mapleton and held membership in the Methodist church at Mapleton for many years. He was also active in Masonic work, having served as past master of Quarry Lodge No. 404.

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