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Jacob Haight Morrison, IV (March 12, 1905 – December 4, 1974), was an attorney, journalist, author, and historical preservationist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He helped preserve the Vieux Carré or French Quarter, which has been designated as a National Historic District, and published a pioneer textbook on historic preservation law. He was born into a political family: his father was district attorney of Pointe Coupee Parish, and his half-brother deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. later was elected as Mayor of New Orleans. Chep's son DeLesseps Story "Toni" Morrison, Jr. was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. ==Early life, education, and marriage== Morrison was born in 1905 in New Roads, the seat of Pointe Coupee Parish (pronounced COO PEA), to the former Eloise Yancy (1876–1905) of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, who died the same year as her son's birth. His father, Jacob Haight Morrison, III (1875–1929), was the district attorney of Pointe Coupee Parish. He married again, to Anita Olivier, a New Orleans socialite; they had a son, deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr. Anita became a stepmother to the boy Jacob. His half-brother "Chep" became an attorney and politician and was elected as Mayor of New Orleans. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana on three occasions. Morrison, IV, was educated in public schools, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He received his law degree from the Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. On July 4, 1938, Morrison married Mary Meek (February 2, 1911 - February 26, 1999) of McComb, Mississippi. The couple had no children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacob Haight Morrison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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