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Kenneth Morris (politician)

Kenneth Morris (politician)

Australian politician

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.

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Early life

Born in Brisbane,[1] he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School before becoming the director of his family's boot manufacturing firm. In 1931, he married Ettie Louise Dunlop.[2]

Morris served in the military 1939–1944, in Britain (1940), Tobruk (1941) and Egypt (1942); rising to the rank of Major.[2]

Political career

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%.[4] He retired in 1967.[5]

Personal life

Morris died in 1978 at Chermside, Brisbane.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    Stevenson, Brian F (2000). "Morris, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. [3]
    "The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989" (PDF). 2010. pp. 87, 88. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    Carr, Adam (2008). "1963 Senate: Queensland special election". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. [5]
    Drinkwater, Derek (2010). "MORRIS, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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