Cameron A. Morrison

Cameron A. Morrison (born on October 5, 1869 in Richmond County, North Carolinandash died on August 20, 1953 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1921 to 1925.

With the backing of Sen. Furnifold Simmons and the help of race-baiting tactics employed by A. D. Watts, Morrison defeated O. Max Gardner in the 1920 Democratic primary for Governor. [ [http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1139946.html News & Observer: "What the obituary didn't say" by Rob Christensen] ] He was later called "the Good Roads governor" for his support of a modern highway system. Morrison also pushed for increased funds for public education, while also battling the teaching of the theory of evolution. [ [http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/evolution/bio/morrison.html The Evolution Controversy in North Carolina in the 1920s] ]

He was later appointed to serve as a United States Senator for the state of North Carolina (after the death of Lee S. Overman) between 1930 and 1932, but lost his seat in the Democratic primary runoff to Robert R. Reynolds. [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=132808 OurCampaigns.com] ]

Morrison was later elected to one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1945. [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=226548 OurCampaigns.com] ] He again lost a Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat in 1944, to Clyde R. Hoey. [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=132804 OurCampaigns.com] ]

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* [http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/131/entry Cameron A. Morrison] at the North Carolina History Project