Thomas Owen Morris | |
Office: | Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee |
Term Start: | 1906 |
Term End: | 1908 |
Predecessor: | Albert Smiley Williams |
Successor: | James Stephens Brown |
Birth Date: | 2 August 1845 |
Birth Place: | Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Death Place: | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Resting Place: | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Children: | 5 |
Profession: | Politician |
Thomas Owen Morris (August 2, 1845 - November 8, 1924) was an American Democratic politician. He was the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1906 to 1908.
Morris was born in Sumner County, Tennessee on August 2, 1845.[1]
Morris served as Mayor of Nashville from 1906 to 1908.[1] [2] He was a member of the Knights Templar.[3]
Morris was married in Nashville on May 27, 1866 to Mary Snow.[1] They had five children: Henry Snow, Edwin Lanier, Thomas Owen, Jr., Kitty and Kendrick J. Morris.[1] He died in Nashville on November 8, 1924.[1] He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.[1]