Charles J. Morris (1871-1924) was the ninth Speaker of the House of the South Dakota Legislature.
Charles moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota in June 1899 and established his law practice.
He first ran for public office in 1908, and was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives.
She was also known as a leading soprano soloist in the Washington, DC area and had performed in several musical programs at the White House while occupied by President William McKinley.
Services were held in Sioux Falls at the Masonic Temple and the body was shipped to Galena, Illinois where he was buried in Greenwood Cemetery on March 27, 1924.