Esther Hobart Morris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American judge; Justice of the peace
Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1814
Place of Birth: Tioga County, New York, United States
Date of Death: 03-Apr-1902
Profession: judge, suffragette, suffragist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Esther Hobart Morris
- Esther Hobart Morris (8 August 1812 – 2 April 1902) was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States.
- She began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on 14 February 1870, serving a term of nearly 9 months.
- The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners appointed Morris as justice of the peace after the previous justice, R.S.
- Barr, resigned in protest of Wyoming Territory's passage of the women's suffrage amendment in December 1869.Popular stories and historical accounts, as well as by state and federal public monuments, point to Morris as a leader in the passage of Wyoming's suffrage amendment.
- However, Morris' leadership role in the legislation is disputed.
- Morris herself never claimed any credit, ascribing the bill entirely to William H.
- Bright, who was member of the territorial legislature from South Pass City and President of the Territorial Council.
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