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|name = Elmer A. Morse
|image = Elmer A. Morse (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg
|caption = ''The Marshfield News'' (Marshfield, WI), November 5, 1908
|state = [[Wisconsin]]
|district = {{ushr|Wisconsin|10|10th}}
|term_start = March 4, 1907
|term_end = March 3, 1913
|predecessor = [[Webster E. Brown]]
|successor = [[James A. Frear]]
|birth_date ={{birth date|1870|5|11}}
|birth_place = [[Franksville, Wisconsin|Franksville]], [[Wisconsin]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|1945|10|4|1870|5|11}}
|death_place = [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]], [[Minnesota]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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'''Elmer Addison Morse''' (May 11, 1870 – October 4, 1945) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Wisconsin]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1410&keyword=morse |title=Wisconsin Historical Society-Elmer Addison Morse |access-date=2013-12-03 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001159/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1410&keyword=morse |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Born in [[Franksville, Wisconsin]], Morse attended the common schools of Racine County.
Born in [[Franksville, Wisconsin]], Morse attended the common schools of Racine County.
He was graduated from Ripon College, Wisconsin, in 1893.
He graduated from Ripon College, Wisconsin, in 1893.


Morse was elected county superintendent of schools of Racine County in 1893 and reelected in 1895.
Morse was elected county superintendent of schools of Racine County in 1893 and reelected in 1895.
He attended the law school of the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].
He attended the law school of the [[University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison]].
He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in [[Antigo, Wisconsin]]; Morse was also city attorney of Antigo 1900-1906.
He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in [[Antigo, Wisconsin]]; Morse was also city attorney of Antigo from 1900 to 1906.
He also engaged in the insurance and real estate business from 1900 until his death.
He also engaged in the insurance and real estate business from 1900 until his death.


Morse was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907-March 3, 1913).
Morse was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[60th Congress|Sixtieth]], [[61st Congress|Sixty-first]], and [[62nd Congress|Sixty-second]] [[United States Congress|Congresses]] (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He represented [[Wisconsin's 10th congressional district]].
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the [[63rd Congress|Sixty-third]] Congress.
He resumed the practice of law at [[Antigo, Wisconsin]].
He resumed the practice of law in Antigo, Wisconsin.
He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1934 and 1940.
He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1934 and 1940.
He died at [[Rochester, Minnesota]], on October 4, 1945.
He died in [[Rochester, Minnesota]], on October 4, 1945.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, [[Antigo, Wisconsin]].
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Antigo, Wisconsin.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
{{CongBio|M001008}}
{{CongBio|M001008}}
*{{Find a Grave|6854482|Elmer Addison Morse}}
*{{Internet Archive author |sname=Elmer A. Morse}}


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Elmer A. Morse
The Marshfield News (Marshfield, WI), November 5, 1908
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913
Preceded byWebster E. Brown
Succeeded byJames A. Frear
Personal details
Born(1870-05-11)May 11, 1870
Franksville, Wisconsin
DiedOctober 4, 1945(1945-10-04) (aged 75)
Rochester, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican

Elmer Addison Morse (May 11, 1870 – October 4, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.[1]

Born in Franksville, Wisconsin, Morse attended the common schools of Racine County. He graduated from Ripon College, Wisconsin, in 1893.

Morse was elected county superintendent of schools of Racine County in 1893 and reelected in 1895. He attended the law school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Antigo, Wisconsin; Morse was also city attorney of Antigo from 1900 to 1906. He also engaged in the insurance and real estate business from 1900 until his death.

Morse was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He represented Wisconsin's 10th congressional district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Antigo, Wisconsin. He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1934 and 1940. He died in Rochester, Minnesota, on October 4, 1945. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery, Antigo, Wisconsin.

References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin Historical Society-Elmer Addison Morse". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 10th congressional district
March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1913 		Succeeded by
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