Background
Morrison, Charles Munro was born on November 23, 1881 in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. Son of William David and Melisse (Garrison) Morrison.
Morrison, Charles Munro was born on November 23, 1881 in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. Son of William David and Melisse (Garrison) Morrison.
Student McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois, 1898-1899, 1901.
Assistant school principal, Mount Vernon, Illinois, 1901-1902. Principal high school, Fairfield, Illinois, 1902-1907. Successively reporter, Sunday editor, political editor, editorial writer and assistant managing editor Saint Louis (Missouri) Republic, 1909-1919.
Associate editor Saint Louis Globe-Democrat, 1919-1921.
Chief editorial writer, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Public Ledger, 1921-1926. Also chief editorial writer, New York Evening Post, 1924-1926.
Director of editorial pages and associate editor Philadelphia Public Ledger and Evening Ledger, 1926-1929, acting editor, 1929-1930, editor, 1930-1942. Vice-president and secretary Public Ledger, Incorporated., 1936-1942.
Secretary Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 1943.
Member American Society Newspaper. Clubs: Union League, Racquet, Camp and Trail (Philadelphia).
Married Dana Rae Maxey, October 26, 1901. Children: Alice Morrison Wilmsen, Maxey Neal.