Morris Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Morris, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Morris Baronetcy, of Clasemont in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1806 for the Welsh
copper and coal magnate John Morris
. The 1st Baronet founded Morriston
the industrial suburb of Swansea, which was overlooked by the family seat at Clasemont. This was later knocked down, and the stones incorporated into the new family house at Sketty Park. Various lines died out and the baronetcy eventually came to the 8th Baronet who succeeded at the age of 88 three month before his death. The 8th Baronet had been a local industrialist and Welsh international rugby
player. The ninth Baronet was the painter and horticulturalist Cedric Morris
. The presumed tenth Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The presumed eleventh and present Baronet has also not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage
, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1982.
The Morris Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 September 1885. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Killanin
.
The Morris Baronetcy, of Cavendish Square, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1909 for Henry Morris. The title became extinct on his death in 1926.
The Morris Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 March 1929. For more information on this creation, see the Viscount Nuffield.
The Morris Baronetcy, of Clasemont in the County of Glamorgan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 May 1806 for the Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
copper and coal magnate John Morris
Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet
Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet was a Welsh industrialist. He was the second son of Robert Morris, a Shropshire entrepreneur who came to Swansea in 1724 to supervise the Llangyfelach Copper Works, founded in 1717...
. The 1st Baronet founded Morriston
Morriston
Morriston is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town , however Morriston never had a town charter, and is now part of the continuous urban area around Swansea, the centre of which lies three...
the industrial suburb of Swansea, which was overlooked by the family seat at Clasemont. This was later knocked down, and the stones incorporated into the new family house at Sketty Park. Various lines died out and the baronetcy eventually came to the 8th Baronet who succeeded at the age of 88 three month before his death. The 8th Baronet had been a local industrialist and Welsh international rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. The ninth Baronet was the painter and horticulturalist Cedric Morris
Cedric Morris
Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris, 9th Baronet was a British artist, art teacher and plantsman. He was born in Swansea but worked mainly in East Anglia...
. The presumed tenth Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. The presumed eleventh and present Baronet has also not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage
Official Roll of the Baronetage
The Official Roll of the Baronetage is an official list of baronets compiled by the Crown Office, a section of the Ministry of Justice, and published by the Standing Council of the Baronetage. It was first published 23 February 1914...
, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1982.
The Morris Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 September 1885. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Killanin
Baron Killanin
Baron Killanin, of Galway in the County of Galway, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1900 for the Irish lawyer and politician Michael Morris, Baron Morris, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland from 1887 to 1889 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1889 to 1900...
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The Morris Baronetcy, of Cavendish Square, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1909 for Henry Morris. The title became extinct on his death in 1926.
The Morris Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 March 1929. For more information on this creation, see the Viscount Nuffield.
Morris Baronets, of Clasemont (1806)
- Sir John Morris, 1st BaronetSir John Morris, 1st BaronetSir John Morris, 1st Baronet was a Welsh industrialist. He was the second son of Robert Morris, a Shropshire entrepreneur who came to Swansea in 1724 to supervise the Llangyfelach Copper Works, founded in 1717...
(1745–1819) - Sir John Morris, 2nd Baronet (1775–1855)
- Sir John Armine Morris, 3rd Baronet (1813–1893)
- Sir Robert Armine Morris, 4th Baronet (1848–1927)
- Sir Tankerville Robert Armine Morris, 5th Baronet (1892–1937)
- Sir George Cecil Morris, 6th Baronet (1852–1940)
- Sir Herbert Edward Morris, 7th Baronet (1884–1947)
- Sir George Lockwood MorrisGeorge Lockwood MorrisSir George Lockwood Morris, 8th Baronet was a Welsh industrialist and iron founder. As a youth he was also notable as an international rugby union forward who won five caps for Wales...
, 8th Baronet (1859–1947) - Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris, 9th Baronet (1889–1982)
- Sir Robert Byng Morris, 10th Baronet (1913–1999)
- Sir Allan Lindsay Morris, 11th Baronet (b. 1961)