Morris, Max, 1867-1909
Biography
Max Morris was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1867 to Moses Morris and Henrietta Lewyn Morris. He was the third oldest of nine (surviving) children. In approximately 1880, his family moved to Breckenridge, CO, where he attended public school. He spent several years in Leadville and Glenwood Springs prior to moving to Denver where he married his wife, Julia G. Emanuel by Rabbi Friedman of Temple Emanuel on January 10, 1892. Beginning at the turn of the century, Max dedicated his life to civil service and specifically the fair treatment of laborers. He served in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth general assemblies of Colorado, beginning in 1903. Max served as the International Secretary-Treasurer of Retail Clerks International, fighting for the rights of laborers, fighting against child labor, and other labor causes. Sadly, Max died of a heart complication on June 6, 1909. He funeral was well attended and presided over by Rabbi Friedman.
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Moses Morris Portrait, 1860
Photograph of a portrait of Moses Morris, the father of Max Morris, from the 1860s.
Newspaper Clipping, 1909
Newspaper clipping of Max Morris and Samuel Gomper at the Garden of the Gods.
Official Roster for the General Assembly, 1903
This folder contains an official roster of the Fourteenth General Assembly of Colorado from 1903.
Photograph of Max Morris, 1900
Photograph of Max Morris
Photograph of Max Morris and Samuel Gompers, Unknown
Photographh of Max Morris and Samuel Gompers on donkeys at the Garden of the Gods.
Photographs, 1860 - 1909
This folder contains photographs of Max Morris, photogrpahs of portraits of his parents, photographs are the Garden of the Gods, and a newspaper clipping.
Theodore Roosevelt Banquet, 1905
This folder contains information from the banquet for Theodroe Roosevelt held on May 8, 1905.
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