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Orsemus Morrison

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On August 15, 1835 he was elected the first High Constable and High Collector of Chicago. As High Constable, he was the city's first
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Morrison was elected and served as street commissioner. From 1840 to 1841, he served as an alderman from the 1st Ward of Chicago.
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His early work in Chicago was as a carpenter and contractor. One project he worked on was dredging the mouth of the
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He was married to the former Lucy Paul on April 7, 1836, in
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Morrison was born on June 24, 1807, to a family from
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Index


Chicago Alderman
Julius Wadsworth
Charles Follansbee
Coroner of Cook County
Asahel Steele
John K. Boyer
High Constable of Chicago
Cambridge
Chicago
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago
Cambridge, New York
Erie Canal
Buffalo, New York
Chicago River
head of police
Cook County Coroner
Democratic Party
Clark
Madison
Morrison Hotel
Whig
Republican Party
Aurora, Erie County, New York
Graceland Cemetery
Daniel W. Mills
History of Chicago
ISBN
9780405068454

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