Jay Johnson Morrow

Jay Johnson Morrow
Gov. J.J. Morrow of Canal Zone
3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
In office
1921–1924
Preceded byChester Harding
Succeeded byMeriwether Lewis Walker
Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia
In office
May 2, 1907 – December 21, 1908 [1]
Preceded byJohn Biddle
Succeeded bySpencer Cosby
Personal details
Born(1870-02-20)February 20, 1870
Fairview, West Virginia
DiedApril 16, 1937(1937-04-16) (aged 67) 
Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone
SpouseHarriet McMullen Butler
Professionmilitary, engineer, politician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1891-
Rank Brigadier general
CommandsChief Engineer of the United States First Army and as Deputy Chief Engineer of the American Expeditionary Force
Battles/wars

Jay Johnson Morrow (February 20, 1870 – April 16, 1937) was Chief Engineer of the United States First Army and as Deputy Chief Engineer of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I and Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924.

  1. ^ "DCPL: MLK: Washingtoniana Division: FAQs: DC Commissioners". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)