Baron Morris of Kenwood
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Baron Morris of Kenwood, of Kenwood in the City of Sheffield, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1950 for the Labour
politician Harry Morris
. He had previously represented Sheffield Central and Sheffield Neepsend
in the House of Commons
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2004.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Benjamin Julian Morris (b. 1998)
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1950 for the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician Harry Morris
Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of Kenwood
Harry Morris, Baron Morris was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central, defeating the Conservative incumbent William Boulton...
. He had previously represented Sheffield Central and Sheffield Neepsend
Sheffield Neepsend (UK Parliament constituency)
Sheffield Neepsend was a short-lived Parliamentary constituency in the City of Sheffield, England. The constituency was created in 1950 and abolished in 1955, presumably due to its low number of electors - never exceeding 50,000...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2004.
Barons Morris of Kenwood (1950)
- Harry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of KenwoodHarry Morris, 1st Baron Morris of KenwoodHarry Morris, Baron Morris was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central, defeating the Conservative incumbent William Boulton...
(1893–1954) - Philip Geoffrey Morris, 2nd Baron Morris of Kenwood (1928–2004)
- Jonathan David Morris, 3rd Baron Morris of Kenwood (b. 1968)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Benjamin Julian Morris (b. 1998)