American judge (1798–1856)
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]
^ Lawson, David (2010). Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess . University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press.
^ "Alonzo Morphy, 1839 (31 Aug.)–1846 (19 Mar.)" . Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present" . Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
^ 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.