DeLesseps Morrison, Jr.
| DeLesseps Morrison Jr. | |
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| State Representative from District 88 (Orleans Parish) | |
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In office 1974–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Frank A. Marullo Jr. |
| Succeeded by | E. Henry "Eddie" Heaton Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
deLesseps Story Morrison Jr. March 11, 1944  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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| Died | August 21, 1996 (aged 52) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Linda Stewart Morrison (divorced) (2) Marianne Mason Morrison |
| Children | Corinne Morrison Marcus (born 1966) DeLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, III (born 1969) |
| Parents |
DeLesseps Story Morrison (1912–1964) Corinne Waterman Morrison (1921–1959 |
| Profession | Attorney; Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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(1) Morrison failed in a 1977 campaign to follow in his father's footsteps as mayor of New Orleans. (2) Like his father, Morrison Jr. developed a keen interest in Latin America. (3) The Toni Morrison Overpass in New Orleans is named for the former state representative, not the black author of similar name. (4) Morrison's mother, sister, and daughter were all named Corinne, as well as his cousin, Hon. Corinne "Lindy" Boggs, who was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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(1) Morrison failed in a 1977 campaign to follow in his father's footsteps as mayor of New Orleans. (2) Like his father, Morrison Jr. developed a keen interest in Latin America. (3) The Toni Morrison Overpass in New Orleans is named for the former state representative, not the black author of similar name.
deLesseps Story "Toni" Morrison Jr. (March 11, 1944 – August 21, 1996), the older son of four-term New Orleans Mayor DeLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. (1912–1964), was an American attorney and international business consultant who was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1974–1980. He was also president of the Young Democrats of America from 1973–1975 and a former member of the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee.
Toni Morrison was born in New Orleans; his mother was the former Corinne Waterman (1921–1959). He grew up in New Orleans but graduated from Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas, where he was in the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He earned both undergraduate and law degrees from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Prior to the receipt of his law degree, he studied law part-time while he was living in Buenos Aires for two years. He was Roman Catholic.
At the age of thirty-three, "Toni" Morrison ran for mayor in the election of 1977 but finished in fourth place in the nonpartisan blanket primary, as three white candidates challenged a single African American candidate, Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial. In the second balloting, Morial defeated city councilman Joseph V. DiRosa (later a state district judge) and hence became the first in a long line of black mayors in New Orleans, a trend which was interrupted in 2010 with the election of Mitch Landrieu. The late state Senator Nat Kiefer had finished in third place in the primary.
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