Alonzo Morphy

1886 painting by William Buck

Alonzo Michael Morphy (November 23, 1798 – November 22, 1856)[1] was a lawyer serving as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1828 to 1830, and a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from August 31, 1839 to March 19, 1846.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Lawson, David (2010). Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press.
  2. ^ "Alonzo Morphy, 1839 (31 Aug.)–1846 (19 Mar.)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 117.