The following clippings are both from the Hancock County Independent, January 10, 1929
John Marshall, Dwight Morrow Get
Warm Welcome in U.S. Senate
The last official visit paid to the Senate by John Marshall, retiring assistant attorney-general, was in company with his friend and patron, Dwight M. Morrow, ambassador to Mexico, whose latest acquired title is "father-in-law of Lindbergh." Both men are former residents of Hancock County.
Mr. Marshall was paid many a fine compliment and extended best wishes by senator of both parties, with whom he got along famously while dispensing patronage of the department of justice. That was his duty; he was the assistant attorney-general in charge of personnel, otherwise administrative officer of the big department. He represented his branch of the service frequently before Senate committees. He had many friends among the senators, several of them intimate. Senator Pat Harrison and Marshall favored each other as golf partners at the Chevy Chase Club.
Mr. Marshall's last visit to the White House in an official capacity was to go before President Hoover to sign the commission of his (Marshall's) successor, Charles PP. Sisson of Rhode Island. The following day the Senate confirmed Sisson's nomination. When Mr. Sisson appears and is sworn in, Mr. Marshall will turn over the office to him. Mr. Marshall will practice law in Washington D.C. as a member of the firm of Covington, Burling & Rublee.
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Morrow is Still Cabinet Favorite
Hancock County Son Leaves Washing-
ton Without Seeing Hoover.
Mr. Morrow left for the Bahama Islands within a few hours after Mr. Hoover reached Washington. He is to remain there about ten days, returning to Washington for final instructions before departing for Mexico to resume his duties as the official representative of the United States.
Although the fact that Mr. Morrow did not get a conference with Mr. Hoover, caused some speculation, those close to the political situation it meant little, that Mr. Hoover is seeing nobody at this time regarding his cabinet selection.
Throughout the political world it is earnestly believed Hancock County's son is to be the next secretary of state.
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Morrow did not become Secretary of State. Henry L. Stimson of New York served as US Secretary of State, March 28, 1929 - March 4, 1933. Morrow served as US Ambassador to Mexico from 1927-1930, then was elected as Senator from New Jersey 1930 until his death on October 5, 1931 at the age of 58.
Other posts about the Morrow family include:
- 1935 Elizabeth C. Morrow note to Lucie Brown Ballantyne - Sept. 12, 1935
- James E. Morrow 1837-1904 – father of Dwight and brother of Lucie's mother, Mary Virginia Morrow Brown
- The Painted Pig by Elizabeth Morrow – Children's book, subtitled A Mexican Picture Book, was published in 1930.
- Agnes Morrow Scandrett Book – Agnes 1869-1953, a sister of Dwight, was also 1st cousin to Lucie, book is about cruising the coast of Africa in the 1930s
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