Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood
Sir Frank Soskice | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1893 |
| Died | 1 July 1954 (aged 60) |
| Political party | Labour |
Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood (7 October 1893 – 1 July 1954) was a British Labour Party politician.
Member of Parliament
He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central, defeating the Conservative incumbent William Boulton. His constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, when he was returned for the new Sheffield Neepsend constituency.[1]
Resignation and Peerage
However, he
Sir Frank Soskice, whose Birkenhead East constituency had been abolished. Morris was then elevated to the peerage as Baron Morris of Kenwood in the 1950 Birthday Honours
.
He died in July 1954 aged 60.[2]
References
- ^ "Mr Harry Morris, former MP, Sheffield Neepsend - TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Morris of Kenwood, Baron (UK, 1950)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harry Morris
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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