Kenneth Morris (politician)

Sir Kenneth Morris
KBE, CMG
Senator for Queensland
In office
30 November 1963  30 June 1968
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Enoggera
In office
15 April 1944  29 April 1950
Preceded by George Taylor
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mount Coot-tha
In office
29 April 1950  1 June 1963
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Bill Lickiss
Personal details
Born (1903-10-12)12 October 1903
Brisbane, Queensland
Died 1 June 1978(1978-06-01) (aged 74)
Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s) Ettie Louise Dunlop
Children Barbara Morris, David Morris, Grant Morris, Bruce Morris
Occupation Shoe/Boot Manufacturer, Grazier
Religion Presbyterian

Sir Kenneth James Morris KBE (22 October 1903 1 June 1978) was an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane,[1] he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School before becoming the director of his family's boot manufacturing firm.[2] In 1931, he married Ettie Louise Dunlop.

Morris served in the military 1939-1944, in Britain (1940), Tobruk (1941) and Egypt (1942); rising to the rank of Major. A founding member of the Liberal Party in Queensland, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1944 as the member for Enoggera,[1] transferring to Mount Coot-tha in 1950.[1] Morris was state Leader of the Liberal Party 1954-1963 Deputy Premier 1957-1963, and Minister for Labour and Industry 1957-1962.[1]

In August 1962 he stepped down temporarily due to health reasons, and moved to Cooktown where he cultivated legume seed.[3] In December 1963, he won a special election for a Senate seat in Queensland, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Labor Senator Max Poulter and to which George Whiteside had been appointed. Morris defeated Whiteside 50.6% to 49.4%. He retired in 1967. Morris died in 1978 at Chermside, Brisbane.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Morris, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  3. Morris, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978) Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
George Taylor
Member for Enoggera
1944 – 1950
Abolished
New seat Member for Mount Coot-tha
1950 – 1963
Succeeded by
Bill Lickiss


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