Alonzo Morphy
Alonzo Michael Morphy (November 23, 1798 – November 22, 1856)[1] was a lawyer serving as Attorney General of Louisiana from 1828 to 1830, and a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from August 31, 1839 to March 19, 1846.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina,[2] Morphy held Spanish nationality and was of Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish ancestry. Morphy moved to Louisiana, and read law under Livingston. He served in the state legislature, and was also Attorney General of Louisiana. Morphy married Louise Thérèse Félicité Thelcide Le Carpentier, the musically talented daughter of a prominent French Creole family. His home was an atmosphere of genteel civility and culture where chess and music were the typical highlights of a Sunday home gathering.[3] His son, Paul Morphy, is considered one of the greatest chess players of all time.
External links
References
- ^ The Chess Games of Alonzo Morphy.
- ^ John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 117.
- ^ Bill Wall, "Paul Morphy.
- 1798 births
- 1856 deaths
- American chess players
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Portuguese descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- Louisiana Attorneys General
- Louisiana Supreme Court justices
- Members of the Louisiana State Legislature
- Lawyers from Charleston, South Carolina
- Politicians from Charleston, South Carolina
- U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
- Lawyers from New Orleans