Frank Brenner Morrison (May 20, 1905–April 19, 2004) served as the Governor of the U.S. state of Nebraska from 1961 to 1967, representing the Democratic Party. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. He also ran for United States Senate in 1958, 1966 and 1970 but lost all three elections. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He lost to Roman L. Hruska in 1958 and 1970 while in 1966 he lost to Carl T. Curtis. Roman Lee Hruska ( August 16 1904 - April 25 1999) was a Republican U Carl Thomas Curtis ( March 15, 1905 &ndash January 24, 2000) was an American politician from the U He also ran for the U.S. House of Representatives twice in 1948 and 1954. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) He had previously served as the chair of Frontier Country Democratic Party. Frontier County is a County located in the US state of Nebraska.
Biography
Morrison was born in Golden, Colorado, and attended high school in Manhattan, Kansas. The historic City of Golden is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Manhattan High School is a public High school (grades 9-12 in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas. Manhattan is a city in Pottawatomie and Riley counties in the northeastern part of the U Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " He died in 2004 of cancer in the McCook Community Hospital, McCook, Nebraska, one month short of his 99th birthday. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled McCook is a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. His son, Frank B. Morrison, Jr. (1937 - 2006) was a justice on the Montana Supreme Court. The Montana Supreme Court is the highest court of the Montana state court system in the U His grandson, John Morrison, is the current State Auditor of Montana and was a 2006 Senate candidate. John Morrison (born 1961 was elected as state Auditor in Montana in November 2000 and re-elected in 2004 The 2006 US Senate Election for the state of Montana was held November 7, 2006.
Frank Morrison was the driving force behind the construction of The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument in Kearney, Nebraska. A bust of his face can be seen at the entrance to the monument. The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument gained fame by being featured in the movie About Schmidt with Jack Nicholson. About Schmidt is a 2002 American Film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt and John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals
Frank Morrison wrote an autobiography, My Journey Through the Twentieth Century in 2001. Politically, he was a traditional Democrat who fought for the poor and disenfranchised. He was a confidant of both Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy, and was summoned to the White House immediately after JFK was assassinated. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas
- See also: List of Governors of Nebraska
| Preceded by Dwight W. Burney |
Governor of Nebraska 1961 – 1967 |
Succeeded by Norbert T. Tiemann |
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