Kenneth Morris (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sir
Kenneth Morris
Senator for Queensland
Term Start:30 November 1963
Term End:30 June 1968
Predecessor:George Whiteside
Order1:17th
Office1:Deputy Premier of Queensland
Term Start1:3 August 1957
Term End1:26 September 1962
Premier1:Frank Nicklin
Predecessor1:Ted Walsh
Successor1:Alan Munro
Office2:Minister for Labour and Industry
Term Start2:12 August 1957
Term End2:28 December 1962
Premier2:Frank Nicklin
Predecessor2:Arthur Jones
Successor2:Alex Dewar
Office3:Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
Term Start3:12 August 1954
Term End3:3 August 1957
Leader3:Frank Nicklin
Predecessor3:Thomas Hiley
Successor3:Eric Lloyd
Office4:Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party
Elections: 1956, 1957, 1960
Term Start4:12 August 1954
Term End4:26 September 1962
Deputy4:Alan Munro
Predecessor4:Thomas Hiley
Successor4:Alan Munro
Office5:Deputy Leader of the
Queensland Liberal Party
Term Start5:31 May 1950
Term End5:12 August 1954
Leader5:Thomas Hiley
Predecessor5:Charles Wanstall
Successor5:Alan Munro
Constituency Am6:Mount Coot-tha
Enoggera (1944–1950)
Assembly6:Queensland Legislative
Term Start6:15 April 1944
Term End6:1 June 1963
Predecessor6:George Taylor
Successor6:Bill Lickiss
Birth Date:1903 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland
Death Place:Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality:Australian
Spouse:Ettie Louise Dunlop
Party:Liberal Party
Otherparty:Queensland People's Party (1944–1949)
Children:Barbara Morris, David Morris, Grant Morris, Bruce Morris
Alma Mater:Brisbane Grammar School
Occupation:Shoe/Boot Manufacturer, Grazier
Serviceyears:1939–1944

Sir Kenneth James Morris, (22 October 1903 – 1 June 1978) was an Australian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1962.

Early life

Born in Brisbane,[1] he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School before becoming the director of his family's boot manufacturing firm. 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.

Political career

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 1954–1962, Deputy Premier 1957–1962, and Minister for Labour and Industry 1957–1962.[1]

He stepped down as leader in August 1962 and as Deputy Premier in September for health reasons, and moved to Cooktown where he cultivated legume seed.[2] 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%.[3] He retired in 1967.[4]

Personal life

Morris died in 1978 at Chermside, Brisbane.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 10 February 2015.
  2. Web site: The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989. 87, 88. 2010. 27 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Carr . Adam . 2008 . 1963 Senate: Queensland special election . 2023-01-09 . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive.
  4. morris-kenneth-james. MORRIS, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978). Derek. Drinkwater. 2010. 2023-01-08.