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Esther Hobart Morris

American judge; Justice of the peace (1814–1902)

  • Fame45.5
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Lived 1814–1902, aged 88United States
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  • Era
    1814–1902
    Aged 88
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Updated 2026-06-19

Esther Hobart Morris was an American judge who was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States. She began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, serving a term of nearly nine months. The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners appointed Morris as justice of the peace after the previous justice, R. S. Barr, resigned in protest of Wyoming Territory's passage of the women's suffrage amendment in December 1869.

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