Denver County, History of Colorado, BIOS: MORRISON, Robert Stewart (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II

p. 23-24


COLONEL ROBERT STEWART MORRISON.

	Colonel Robert Stewart Morrison, the author of "Morrison's Mining 
Rights," which has appeared in fifteen editions, is regarded throughout 
the entire country as an authority upon the branch of Jurisprudence in 
which he has always specialized. Colonel Morrison was born in Allegheny 
City, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1843. He practiced in Pennsylvania until 
1870 and then came to Denver and was also for a time actively engaged 
in practice in Georgetown. He specialized in mining law and is in 
active practice in Denver, having been identified with the bar of the 
city for forty-eight years. In the early days of his practice here he 
was associated with General Bela M. Hughes, one of the ablest lawyers 
that has ever represented the profession in this section, and who was 
among the earliest as well as among the foremost attorneys of Denver.

	On the 24th of April. 1873, Colonel Morrison was united in 
marriage to Miss Edelmira De Soto, a native of Peru, and to them were 
born three children: Edelmira; Ethel, the wife of Jean Francis Webb, 
Jr., of New York city; and Arthur R., who is now his father's partner 
in law practice.

	The military record of Colonel Morrison covers service for a 
short period in the Pennsylvania Militia as a member of the Fifteenth 
Regiment during the Civil War. His religious faith is that of the 
Catholic church.