Thomas Z. Morrow

Thomas Z. Morrow
A black and white line drawing of a man in his thirties
Circuit Court Judge for Kentucky's 8th district
In office
1886–1903
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office
1865–1866
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
In office
1861–1863
Personal details
Born
Thomas Zanzinger Morrow

September 3, 1836 (1836-09-03)
Boyle County, Kentucky
DiedAugust 25, 1913 (1913-08-26) (aged 76)
Somerset, Kentucky
Resting placeSomerset City Cemetery
Somerset, Kentucky
NationalityScottish-American
Political partyRepublican
SpouseVirginia Catherine Bradley
RelationsBrother-in-law of William O. Bradley
ChildrenEdwin P. Morrow
Alma materCentre College
Transylvania University
OccupationLawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Union Army
Years of service1862–1863
Rank Lieutenant colonel
UnitKentucky 32nd Kentucky Infantry
Battles/warsCivil War

Thomas Zanzinger[a] Morrow (September 3, 1836 – August 25, 1913) was a lawyer, judge, and politician from Kentucky. He was one of twenty-eight men who founded the Kentucky Republican Party. His brother-in-law, William O. Bradley, was elected governor of Kentucky in 1895, and his son, Edwin P. Morrow was elected to that same office in 1919.

Morrow actively campaigned for Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860, and served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly. During the Civil War, he raised and commanded the 32nd Kentucky Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, which was in active service from 1862 to 1863. After the war, he remained active with the Republican Party, and was its nominee for governor in 1883, losing to J. Proctor Knott. He served seventeen years as a circuit court judge for Kentucky's 8th district. He died August 25, 1913, after a long illness.