Kenneth Morris (politician)

Sir Kenneth Morris
Sir Kenneth Morris; KBE, CMG
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(s)	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

"Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by George Taylor	Member for Enoggera 1944–1950	Abolished
New seat	Member for Mount Coot-tha 1950–1963	Succeeded by Bill Lickiss

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[qp-1] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[adb-2] Morris, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978) — Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

[3] "The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989" (PDF). 2010. p. 87, 88. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[Psephos-4] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2008.