Samuel Wheeler Morris | |
State House: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 155th |
Term Start: | January 5, 1971 |
Term End: | November 30, 1978 |
Successor: | Raymond Lynch |
Term Start2: | January 6, 1981 |
Term End2: | November 30, 1990 |
Predecessor2: | Raymond Lynch |
Successor2: | Jim Gerlach |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1918 |
Birth Place: | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Death Place: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | Attorney, Politician |
Spouse: | Eleanor Morris[1] |
Samuel Wheeler Morris (August 21, 1918[2] – December 18, 1995)[3] was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[4]
Samuel Morris served in World War II and saw action in northern France. He was elected to the Pennsylvania State House as a Democrat in a heavily Republican district and always faced well-funded opponents. He was first elected in 1970, and after losing in 1978, was re-elected every election until 1990. His major issues of concern were preservation of the environment, education, and transportation. He was well-respected by both parties for his knowledge and dedication to the people of his district. Morris founded the French and Pickering Creek Trust in 1967.[1] He lost his bid for re-election in 1990 to Jim Gerlach.