Kenneth Morris (politician)
Sir Kenneth Morris | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 30 November 1963 – 30 June 1968 | |
| Deputy Premier of Queensland | |
| In office 12 August 1957 – 26 September 1962 | |
| Premier | Frank Nicklin |
| Preceded by | Ted Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Alan Munro |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mount Coot-tha | |
| In office 29 April 1950 – 1 June 1963 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Bill Lickiss |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Enoggera | |
| In office 15 April 1944 – 29 April 1950 | |
| Preceded by | George Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1903 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Died | 1 June 1978 (aged 74) Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations | Queensland People's Party (1944–1949) |
| Spouse | Ettie Louise Dunlop |
| Children | Barbara Morris, David Morris, Grant Morris, Bruce Morris |
| Occupation | Shoe/Boot Manufacturer, Grazier |
Sir Kenneth James Morris, KBE, CMG (22 October 1903 – 1 June 1978) was an Australian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1962. Born in Brisbane,[1] he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School before becoming the director of his family's boot manufacturing firm.[2] In 1931, he married Ettie Louise Dunlop.
Morris served in the military 1939–1944, in Britain (1940), Tobruk (1941) and Egypt (1942); rising to the rank of Major. A founding member of the Liberal Party in Queensland, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1944 as the member for Enoggera,[1] transferring to Mount Coot-tha in 1950.[1] Morris was state Leader of the Liberal Party 1954–1962, Deputy Premier 1957–1962, and Minister for Labour and Industry 1957–1962.[1]
He stepped down as leader in August 1962 and as Deputy Premier in September due to health reasons, and moved to Cooktown where he cultivated legume seed.[3][2] In December 1963, he won a special election for a Senate seat in Queensland, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Labor Senator Max Poulter and to which George Whiteside had been appointed. Morris defeated Whiteside 50.6% to 49.4%. He retired in 1967. Morris died in 1978 at Chermside, Brisbane.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ a b Morris, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989" (PDF). 2010. p. 87, 88. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
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