History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . d served until Sejitember1, 1895, when he was appointed to the dis-trict bench by Governor Clough, to fill thevacancy caused by Judge Lewis Morris was a Democrat up to histwenty-ninth jear, when he became a Repub-lican. In 1884 he was nominated for con-gress in the Sixth Virginia district and madea splendid showing against John Daniel, nowUnited States senator, in a hojjelessly Demo-crjitic district. Before
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . d served until Sejitember1, 1895, when he was appointed to the dis-trict bench by Governor Clough, to fill thevacancy caused by Judge Lewis Morris was a Democrat up to histwenty-ninth jear, when he became a Repub-lican. In 1884 he was nominated for con-gress in the Sixth Virginia district and madea splendid showing against John Daniel, nowUnited States senator, in a hojjelessly Demo-crjitic district. Before going on the benchhe took an active part in politics at Duluth,and in July, 1890, while serving as districtjudge, was forced to accept the Republicannomination for congress against his wishes,and was elected. He was re-elected in 1898and 1900. Mr. Morris congressional careerhas been highly satisfactory to his constitu-ents. He has made an excellent record inthat body, winning the esteem and respect ofhis fellow-members. He is a member of theMasonic fraternity—the York and ScottishRite—and the Kitchi Gammi Club, and be-longs to the Episcopal church. He was mar-. l-AdK MUKiaS. ried February 21, 1S77, to Miss ElizabethStathaiu, of Lynchburg, \a. To them havebeen born live children, the oldest, a son,Charles S., and four daughters—Page, Marj,Virginia and Elizabeth. * SHEFFIELD, Milledge B., the late presi-dent of the Shellield Milling Company, ofFaribault, Minn., was born in (ornwallis,Nova Scotia, May 2, 18H0. He was the sonof Benjamin B. and Fanny (Steadman) Shef-field, who were also natives of Nova father was a man of prominence, and theowner of valuable business properties, in-cluding foundry, machine shops and farmlands. The Sheffield family was distinguish-ed for its tall and nobly developed specimensof manhood, and Milledge B. was no excep-tion to the rule. He measured over six feetin height, was finely proportioned, and digni-fied in his carriage and manner
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