William Morris | |
Office: | Member of Parliament for Carmarthen Boroughs |
Term Start: | 31 October 1864 |
Term End: | 18 November 1868 |
Predecessor: | David Morris |
Successor: | John Cowell-Stepney |
Birth Date: | 1811 |
Nationality: | British |
Party: | Liberal |
William Morris (1811 – 25 February 1877) was a British Liberal Party politician and banker.[1]
Morris was active in the public life of Carmarthen for many years before his election to Parliament and served as mayor of the borough on four occasions.[2]
Morris was elected MP for Carmarthen Boroughs at a by-election in 1864, after his cousin David Morris died in office.[3] Although there was speculation about several other possible candidates, requisitions inviting Morris to fill the vacancy appeared almost immediately after the former member's funeral.[4]
He then held the seat until 1868 when he did not stand for re-election.[5]
Morris also served as a Justice of the Peace for Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen, and a High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire in 1858.[1]
Morris remained active in local government and became a member of the Carmarthen School Board. He died in February 1877.[6]