Philip Morrell
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Philip Morrell | |
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 Portrait of Morrell by George Charles Beresford, 1903[1] | |
| Member of Parliament for Burnley | |
| In office 6 December 1910 – 25 November 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Arbuthnot |
| Succeeded by | Dan Irving |
| Member of Parliament for Henley | |
| In office 22 January 1906 – 10 January 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Hermon-Hodge |
| Succeeded by | Valentine Fleming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Edward Morrell 4 June 1870 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Died | 5 January 1943 (aged 72) London, England |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Philip Edward Morrell (4 June 1870 – 5 January 1943)[2] was a British Liberal politician.
Background
[edit | edit source]Morrell was the son of Frederic Morrell, a solicitor of Black Hall, Oxford, by his wife Harriette Anne, daughter of the President of St John's College, Oxford, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, the Rev. Philip Wynter DD. The Morrell family had made its fortune as brewers of beer, and Philip Morrell's grandfather was a trustee of the family brewery. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.
Political career
[edit | edit source]He was adopted as the Liberal candidate for Henley in September 1902, on the advice of H. H. Asquith,[3] and was elected as such in the following election in 1906. He served in that constituency to 1910 and in Burnley from 1910 to 1918. He was the only non-Conservative MP for Henley.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Morrell married in London on 8 February 1902 Lady Ottoline Cavendish-Bentinck, half-sister of the 6th Duke of Portland.[4] Lady Ottoline became an influential society hostess. They shared what would now be known as an open marriage for the rest of their lives.[5]
His extramarital affairs produced several children who were cared for by his wife, who also struggled to conceal evidence of his mental instability.[5] With Alice Louisa Jones, who worked at The Nation, Morrell had a son, Philip Hugh-Jones.[6][7] The Morrells themselves had two children (twins): a son, Hugh, who died in infancy; and a daughter, Julian Morrell (1906–1983),[5] whose first marriage was to Victor Goodman and second marriage was to Igor Vinogradoff.[8]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Philip Edward Morrell by George Charles Beresford. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ National Probate Calendar (1943): MORRELL Philip Edward
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- ^ a b c Rolphe, Katie. Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Marriages Random House Digital, Inc.: New York, 2008
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- ^ King's College, Cambridge. (2011) Annual Report 2011. Cambridge: King's College, Cambridge. pp. 151–154.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Former wife of Sir Victor Goodman, and later wife of Igor Vinogradoff; daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell. 411 Portraits
External links
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