Morrow, Jay Johnson (1937-1870)
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Title
Morrow, Jay Johnson (1937-1870)
Description
Jay Johnson Morrow was a military officer. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1891. He joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also was an instructor at the US Military Academy from 1895 to 1896. He served as the military governor of the Province of Zamboanga during the Philippine-American War. He was a member of the Board of Commissioners for the District of Columbia from 1907 to 1909. He also served in Panama in 1916. During World War I he served in France. He returned to Panama and became the third Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924. He earned the rank of Brigadier general. He married Harriet McMullen Butler in 1895. He lived with her in Englewood. His brother was Dwight Morrow.
Source
"Morrow Ashes Scattered Over Waters of Panama." The Record, 19 Apr. 1937, p. 2.
“Jay Johnson Morrow.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Aug. 2024.
Contributor
Birth Date
1870-02-20
Birthplace
Fairview, West Virginia, USA
Death Date
1937-04-16
Source of File Attached
“Jay Johnson Morrow.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Aug. 2024.
Collection
Citation
“Morrow, Jay Johnson (1937-1870),” Englewood Makes History, accessed September 11, 2024, https://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/688.
