Harry_Morris,_1st_Baron_Morris_of_Kenwood
Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood
British politician
Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood (7 October 1893 – 1 July 1954) was a British Labour Party politician.
The Lord Morris of Kenwood | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Sheffield Neepsend Sheffield Central (1945-1950) | |
| In office 26 July 1945 – 20 March 1950 | |
| Preceded by | William Boulton |
| Succeeded by | Sir Frank Soskice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-10-07)7 October 1893 |
| Died | 1 July 1954(1954-07-01) (aged 60) |
| Political party | Labour |
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]
However, he resigned his seat four weeks later, on 20 March, (by taking the Stewardship of the Manor of Northstead) to make way for the former Solicitor General 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]
- "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.
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harry Morris
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central 1945–1950 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Sheffield Neepsend February 1950–March 1950 |
Succeeded by Sir Frank Soskice |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Morris of Kenwood 1950–1954 |
Succeeded by Philip Morris |
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