Kenneth Morris (politician)

Sir
Kenneth Morris
KBE, CMG
Sir Kenneth Morris KBE, CMG
	Morris (left) in 1959
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 30 November 1963 – 30 June 1968
Preceded by	George Whiteside
17th Deputy Premier of Queensland
	In office; 3 August 1957 – 26 September 1962
Premier	Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Ted Walsh
Succeeded by	Alan Munro
Minister for Labour and Industry
	In office; 12 August 1957 – 28 December 1962
Premier	Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Arthur Jones
Succeeded by	Alex Dewar
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
	In office; 12 August 1954 – 3 August 1957
Leader	Frank Nicklin
Preceded by	Thomas Hiley
Succeeded by	Eric Lloyd
Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party; Elections: 1956, 1957, 1960
	In office; 12 August 1954 – 26 September 1962
Deputy	Alan Munro
Preceded by	Thomas Hiley
Succeeded by	Alan Munro
Deputy Leader of the; Queensland Liberal Party
	In office; 31 May 1950 – 12 August 1954
Leader	Thomas Hiley
Preceded by	Charles Wanstall
Succeeded by	Alan Munro
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Mount Coot-tha; Enoggera (1944–1950)
	In office; 15 April 1944 – 1 June 1963
Preceded by	George Taylor
Succeeded by	Bill Lickiss
Personal details
Born	12 October 1903; Brisbane, Queensland
Died	1 June 1978 (aged 74); Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Other political; affiliations	Queensland People's Party (1944–1949)
Spouse	Ettie Louise Dunlop
Children	Barbara Morris, David Morris, Grant Morris, Bruce Morris
Alma mater	Brisbane Grammar School
Occupation	Shoe/Boot Manufacturer, Grazier
Military service
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1939–1944
Rank	Major

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.

Early life

Born in Brisbane,^[1] he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School before becoming the director of his family's boot manufacturing firm. In 1931, he married Ettie Louise Dunlop.^[2]

Morris served in the military 1939–1944, in Britain (1940), Tobruk (1941) and Egypt (1942); rising to the rank of Major.^[2]

Political career

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 for 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%.^[4] He retired in 1967.^[5]

Personal life

Morris died in 1978 at Chermside, Brisbane.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stevenson, Brian F (2000). "Morris, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ "The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989" (PDF). 2010. pp. 87, 88. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "1963 Senate: Queensland special election". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ Drinkwater, Derek (2010). "MORRIS, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

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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[qp-1] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[adb-2] Stevenson, Brian F (2000). "Morris, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[3] "The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989" (PDF). 2010. pp. 87, 88. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[Psephos-4] Carr, Adam (2008). "1963 Senate: Queensland special election". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[Au_Senate-5] Drinkwater, Derek (2010). "MORRIS, Sir Kenneth James (1903–1978)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

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