Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood
British politician
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Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood (7 October 1893 – 1 July 1954) was a British Labour Party politician.
The Lord Morris of Kenwood | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for | |
| In office 26 July 1945 – 20 March 1950 | |
| Preceded by | William Boulton |
| Succeeded by | Frank Soskice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1893 |
| Died | 1 July 1954 (aged 60) |
| Party | Labour |
Member of Parliament
He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central, defeating the Conservative incumbent William Boulton. His constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, when he was returned for the new Sheffield Neepsend constituency.[1]
Resignation and Peerage
However, he resigned his seat four weeks later, on 20 March, (by taking the Stewardship of the Manor of Northstead) to make way for the former Solicitor General Frank Soskice, whose Birkenhead East constituency had been abolished. Morris was then elevated to the peerage as Baron Morris of Kenwood in the 1950 Birthday Honours.
He died in July 1954 aged 60.[2]
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