Fromme Morris
Fromme Morris, whose ability in the practice of his profession has been used for the benefit of the city as well as in the upbuilding of what is now an extensive private practice, was born in Cincinnati on the 17th of May, 1879, his parents being Robert T. and Annie (Froome) Morris. The public schools afforded him his educational privileges until he had completed a course in the Hughes high school with the class of 1869. Ambition for further educational advancement led him to enter Amherst College of Massachusetts, where he completed the classical course by graduation in 1893 with the Bachelor of Arts degree. His preparation for the professional career was made in the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated in 1895. On his return from Amherst he at once began his law studies, and following his graduation at once entered upon active practice. While attending law school he also studied in the office of Bateman & Harper, and subsequently became a member of the firm of Littleford, Morris & Ballard. The splendid work which he did in the office of first assistant county prosecuting attorney, which position he filled from January, 1901, until January, 1909, brought him prominently before the public as a capable lawyer, and the prestige which he has won in his profession has been the logical outcome of ability that enables him to successfully handle the most intricate and involved pronlems of the law.
Mr. Morris is a republican and has been an active factor in local political circles in city and county, his opinions carrying weight in the local councils. Fraternally he is a Mason, holding membership in Avon Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and he likewise belongs to the Business Men's Club and to the University Club, finding within their ranks many warm friends and that congenial companionship that exists between men whose reading and interests have carried them into the broader field of thought, wherein is aroused and interest in questions of far-reaching and vital importance.
From Cincinnati, The Queen City, Vol. III, by Rev. Charles Frederic Goss, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912