Francis Morris
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Francis Morris | |
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| Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly | |
| In office 1889–1917 | |
| Constituency | Harbour Main |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis J. Morris December 5, 1862 St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Died | February 12, 1947 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Mary Feehan (m. 1892) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Saint Bonaventure's College |
| Occupation | Jurist, politician |
Francis J. Morris MBE KC (December 5, 1862 – February 12, 1947) was a Newfoundland solicitor and politician.
Biography
Francis J. Morris was born in
Newfoundland on November 21, 1887.[1]
He married Mary Feehan in 1892 and they had one daughter.[1]
Morris worked in the law firm
Municipal Council, a position he held for 24 years. In 1902 he was named to the King's Counsel
.
In the November 6, 1889 Newfoundland general election, Morris ran for the
Speaker of the House, a position he held for the next four years even while his brother broke with the Bond government, resigned from the Cabinet and crossed the floor to sit with the opposition. Morris kept in political life until 1917 when he resigned from the House of Assembly to accept the appointment as Judge of the Central District Court
.
Morris was very influential in his many non political pursuits; he was a member of the
Newfoundland Regiment from 1915 to 1918 and was awarded the Order of the British Empire
in 1919 for his efforts.
Morris was also the founding member of the Catholic Cadet Corps and of the Academia Institute, and a lifelong member of the Benevolent Irish Society.
See also
- List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
- ^ a b Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 1488. Retrieved July 19, 2020 – via Google Books.
- "Newfoundland biographies Q-Z". Marianopolis College. Retrieved November 12, 2009.