Thomas Z. Morrow
| Thomas Z. Morrow | |
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| Circuit Court Judge for Kentucky's 8th district | |
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In office 1886–1903 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 3, 1836 Boyle County, Kentucky |
| Died |
August 25, 1913 (aged 76) Somerset, Kentucky |
| Nationality | Scottish-American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Catherine Bradley |
| Relations | Brother-in-law of William O. Bradley |
| Children | Edwin P. Morrow |
| Alma mater |
Centre College Transylvania University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Union Army
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| Years of service | 1862–1863 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant colonel
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| Unit |
 32nd Kentucky Infantry
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| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Thomas Zanzinger Morrow (September 3, 1836 – August 25, 1913) was a lawyer, judge, and politician from Kentucky. He was one of twenty-eight men who founded the Kentucky Republican Party. His brother-in-law, William O. Bradley, was elected governor of Kentucky in 1895, and his son, Edwin P. Morrow was elected to that same office in 1919.
Morrow actively campaigned for Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860, and served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly. During the Civil War, he raised and commanded the 32nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, which was in active service from 1862 to 1863. After the war, he remained active with the Republican Party, and was its nominee for governor in 1883, losing to J. Proctor Knott. He served seventeen years as a circuit court judge for Kentucky's 8th district. He died August 25, 1913 after a long illness.
Thomas Morrow was born in Boyle County, Kentucky September 3, 1836. He was one of six children born to Alexander S. and Margaret (Boyd) Morrow. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Scotland to Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. One branch of the family migrated to the American Midwest; from this branch came Jeremiah Morrow, U.S. Senator and governor of Ohio. However, Jeremiah Morrow's family first went to Ireland and thus were Scots-Irish.
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