Baron Morris
Hereditary peerage created in 1918
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Baron Morris, of St John's in the Dominion of Newfoundland and of the City of Waterford, is a hereditary barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created on 15 January 1918 for the lawyer and politician Sir Edward Morris upon his retirement as Prime Minister of Newfoundland.[1]
As of 2017[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.
Barons Morris (1918)
- Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron Morris (1858–1935)
- Michael William Morris, 2nd Baron Morris (1903–1975)
- Nigel David Hamilton Morris, 3rd Baron Morris (1937–2023)
- Edward Hamilton Morris, 4th Baron Morris (b. 1967)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Milton Morris (b. 2003)[citation needed]
Line of succession
Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron Morris (1858–1935)[2]
- Michael William Morris, 2nd Baron Morris (1903–1975)
- Michael David Morris, 3rd Baron Morris (1937–2011)
- Thomas Anthony Salmon Morris, 4th Baron Morris (born 1982)
- (1) Hon. James Morris (b. 1983)
- (2) Hon. Edward Patrick Morris (b. 1937)
- (3) Edward Patrick Morris (b. 1965)
See also
For other baronies created for persons with the surname Morris, see Baron Morris (disambiguation)