Earle Morris Jr.

Earle Elias Morris, Jr. (July 14, 1928; Pickens, South Carolina – February 11, 2011) was an American Democratic politician, who served in both houses of the South Carolina General Assembly.

For other uses, see Earle Morris (disambiguation).
Earle Morris Jr.
Comptroller General of South Carolina
In office
1976–1999
Preceded byJ. Henry Mills
Succeeded byJim Lander
Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office
1971–1975
Preceded byJohn C. West
Succeeded byW. Brantley Harvey Jr.
Personal details
Born(1928-07-14)July 14, 1928
Pickens South Carolina, U.S.
DiedFebruary 11, 2011(2011-02-11) (aged 82)

Morris served as the 81st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1971–1975, elected on a ticket headed by John C. West, the outgoing lieutenant governor. West and Morris defeated, respectively, the Republicans Albert Watson and James M. Henderson, an advertising executive from Greenville and later the father-in-law of U.S. Senator Jim DeMint. Morris was later elected Comptroller General by the General Assembly on June 16, 1976, to fill the unexpired term of outgoing Comptroller General J. Henry Mills; he subsequently served in that office from 1976–1999.[1]

Morris died on February 11, 2011 at the age 82, after a battle with prostate cancer.[2][3]

Notes
  1. "South Carolina House Journal – May 7, 1998 – Concurrent Resolution S. 1229". South Carolina House of Representatives. May 7, 1997. Retrieved February 28, 2020. Whereas, the Honorable Earle E. Morris was elected Comptroller General by the General Assembly on June 16, 1976, to fill the unexpired term of J. Henry Mills; and Whereas, the Honorable Earle E. Morris was elected by the people of South Carolina as Comptroller General on November 7, 1978, and was re-elected to four consecutive terms and served a total of twenty years as Comptroller General.
  2. Morris Dead Archived July 31, 2012, at Archive.today
  3. Earle Morris Jr. obituary
Political offices
Preceded by
John C. West		 Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
1971–1975		 Succeeded by
W. Brantley Harvey Jr.


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