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Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood

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The Lord Morris of Kenwood
Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Neepsend
Sheffield Central (1945-1950)
In office
26 July 1945 – 20 March 1950
Preceded byWilliam Boulton
Succeeded bySir Frank Soskice
Personal details
Born(1893-10-07)7 October 1893
Died1 July 1954(1954-07-01) (aged 60)
Political partyLabour

Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood (7 October 1893 – 1 July 1954) was a British Labour Party politician.

Member of Parliament

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He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central, defeating the Conservative incumbent William Boulton. His constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election, when he was returned for the new Sheffield Neepsend constituency.[1]

Resignation and Peerage

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However, he resigned his seat four weeks later, on 20 March, (by taking the Stewardship of the Manor of Northstead) to make way for the former Solicitor General Sir Frank Soskice, whose Birkenhead East constituency had been abolished. Morris was then elevated to the peerage as Baron Morris of Kenwood in the 1950 Birthday Honours.

He died in July 1954 aged 60.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr Harry Morris, former MP, Sheffield Neepsend - TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Morris of Kenwood, Baron (UK, 1950)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central
19451950
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Sheffield Neepsend
February 1950March 1950
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Morris of Kenwood
1950–1954
Succeeded by