Background
Chaney, Morris J. was born on October 1, 1858 in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. Son of Osborn and Amanda (Rice) Chaney.
Chaney, Morris J. was born on October 1, 1858 in Ogle County, Illinois, United States. Son of Osborn and Amanda (Rice) Chaney.
Graduated from the high school, Rockford, Illinois.
Organized Bank of Wakonda, South Dakot, 1893, Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Vermillion, South Dakot, 1914, later became acting president both institutions, now retired.
Member South Dakot House of Representatives, sessions 1903-1909 (speaker, 1907-1909). Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle), Odd.
Married Helen McEarline, November 19, 1886.