Thomas Z. Morrow
Thomas Z. Morrow | |
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| Judge of the 8th Kentucky Circuit Court | |
| In office 1886–1903 | |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office August 7, 1865 – May 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Cyrenius Wait |
| Succeeded by | John W. F. Parker |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Pulaski County | |
| In office August 5, 1861 – August 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | John Griffin |
| Succeeded by | M. E. Ingram |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Zanzinger Morrow September 3, 1836 Boyle County, Kentucky |
| Died | August 25, 1913 (aged 76) Somerset, Kentucky |
| Resting place | Somerset City Cemetery Somerset, Kentucky |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Virginia Catherine Bradley |
| Relations | Brother-in-law of William O. Bradley |
| Children | Edwin P. Morrow |
| Alma mater | Centre College Transylvania University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1863 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | 32nd Kentucky Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
Thomas Zanzinger[a] 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 circuit. He died August 25, 1913, after a long illness.