Kenneth Morris (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. 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.

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
PremierFrank Nicklin
Preceded byTed Walsh
Succeeded byAlan Munro
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mount Coot-tha
In office
29 April 1950  1 June 1963
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byBill Lickiss
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Enoggera
In office
15 April 1944  29 April 1950
Preceded byGeorge Taylor
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born(1903-10-12)12 October 1903
Brisbane, Queensland
Died1 June 1978(1978-06-01) (aged 74)
Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
Other political
affiliations
Queensland People's Party (1944–1949)
Spouse(s)Ettie Louise Dunlop
ChildrenBarbara Morris, David Morris, Grant Morris, Bruce Morris
OccupationShoe/Boot Manufacturer, Grazier

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

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