Samuel Morris (Pennsylvania politician) explained

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]

Career

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.

Notes and References

  1. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AoeL7jYZlN8YJ%3Adsf.chesco.org%2Fwater%2Flib%2Fwater%2Fpdf%2Farchived_hydro%2FJan02_hydro.pdf+pennsylvania+state+representative+samuel+morris+155&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbQqpdCDSwDnrqy4Kbe4pXDh4zhl1A&pli=1
  2. Book: The Pennsylvania Manual. 1987. 9780818200977 . Pennsylvania . Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
  3. Web site: Philadelphia Inquirer: Search Results . 2010-02-28 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131828/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB32D2200F1A50A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . dead .
  4. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members M . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.