Baron Morris
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Baron Morris, of St John's in the Dominion of Newfoundland and of the City of Waterford, is a hereditary barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom which was created on 15 January 1918 for the lawyer and politician Sir Edward Morris upon his retirement as Prime Minister of Newfoundland.[1]
As of 2017[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.
Barons Morris (1918)
[edit | edit source]- Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron Morris (1858–1935)
- Michael William Morris, 2nd Baron Morris (1903–1975)
- Michael David Morris, 3rd Baron Morris (1937–2011)
- Thomas Anthony Salmon Morris, 4th Baron Morris (b. 1982)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. James Morris (b. 1983)[citation needed]
Line of succession
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Edward Patrick Morris, 1st Baron Morris (1858–1935)[2]
- Michael William Morris, 2nd Baron Morris (1903–1975)
- Michael David Morris, 3rd Baron Morris (1937–2011)
- Thomas Anthony Salmon Morris, 4th Baron Morris (born 1982)
- (1) Hon. James Morris (b. 1983)
- (2) Hon. Edward Patrick Morris (b. 1937)
- (3) Edward Patrick Morris (b. 1965)
See also
[edit | edit source]For other baronies created for persons with the surname Morris, see Baron Morris (disambiguation)
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
