Harry Morris, Baron Morris (7 October 1893 – 1 July 1954) was a British

United Kingdom

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 Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician.

He was elected at the 1945 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1945

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 as Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Sheffield Central, defeating the Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 incumbent William Boulton

Sir William Boulton, 1st Baronet

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. His constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1950

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, when he was returned for the new Sheffield Neepsend constituency

Sheffield Neepsend (UK Parliament constituency)

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However, he resigned his seat

Resignation from the British House of Commons

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 four weeks later, on 20 March, (by taking the Stewardship of the Manor of Northstead

Manor of Northstead

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) to make way for the former Solicitor General

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 Sir Frank Soskice, whose Birkenhead East

Birkenhead East (UK Parliament constituency)

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 constituency had been abolished. Morris was then elevated to the peerage as Baron Morris of Kenwood

Baron Morris of Kenwood

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...

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