DeLesseps Story Morrison deLesseps Story Chep Morrison Sr. (January 18 1912—May 22 1964) was an attorney and politician the mayor of New Orleans from 1946 to 1961. He also served as an appointee of U.S. President John F. Kennedy as the United States ambassador to the Organization of American States between 1961 and 1963. New Orleans’ peak population was reached during Morrison’s mayoralty when the 1960 census recorded 627525 inhabitants a 10 percent increase from the 1950 figures.
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active years end date
1961-07-17
active years start date
1946-04-04
alma mater
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
birth date
1912-01-18
birth place
Louisiana, Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana, New Roads Louisiana, United States
child
DeLesseps Morrison Jr.
death date
1964-05-22
death place
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
order in office
54th Mayor of New Orleans Louisiana, Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
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