William_R._Morris

William R. Morris

William R. Morris

Add article description

William Russell Morris CMG ISO (1853–1936) was the second Public Service Commissioner in New Zealand. He was born in Dublin, and joined the New Zealand Post Office in 1875. He was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in the 1917 Birthday Honours, and made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 New Year Honours.[1]

Quick Facts CMG ISO, Public Service Commissioner ...

He married Edith Miranda Mountfoot (1857–1938) in 1877.

References

  • Who's Who in New Zealand 2nd edition (1925)
  • Henderson, Alan (19 September 1990). The Quest for Efficiency:The Origins of the State Services Commission. State Services Commission. ISBN 0-477-05538-9.
  1. [1]
    "New year honours". New Zealand Herald. Vol. 55, no. 17047. 1 January 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 24 August 2021.


Stub icon

This biographical article related to government in New Zealand is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article William_R._Morris, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.