Background
Morrill, John Adams was born on June 3, 1855 in Auburn, Maine, United States. Son of Nahum and Anne Isabella (Littlefield) Morrill.
Morrill, John Adams was born on June 3, 1855 in Auburn, Maine, United States. Son of Nahum and Anne Isabella (Littlefield) Morrill.
Bowdoin College, Bachelor of Arts, 1876,, Master of Arts, 1879, (Honorary) Doctor of Laws, 1912. University of Maine., (Honorary) Doctor of Laws, 1920.
Admitted to bar, 1880. Appointed by Maine legislature, March 21, 1901, and reappointed April 4, 1913, sole commissioner to revise and consolidate public laws of state, and prepared 5th and 6th revisions of public laws of Maine. Judge of probate, Androscoggin County, 1913-1918.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, 1918-1926. Active retired justice of Supreme Judicial Court, 1926-1933.
Member State Board Examiners of applicants for admission to the bar, 1900-1908. Member of the board overseers Bowdoin College, 1888-1925, board of trustees, 1925-1928. Member Maine State Bar Association (president 1917), Maine History Society.
Married Isabella Olive Littlefield, November 1, 1888. Children: Dorothy Isabella, Olive Anna.