Sir Kenneth James Morris KBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (22 October 1903 – 1 June 1978) was an Australia

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n politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School

Brisbane Grammar School

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 before becoming the director of his family's boot manufacturing firm. In 1931, he married Ettie Louise Dunlop. He served in the military 1939-1944, in Britain (1940), Tobruk (1941) and Egypt (1942); rising to the rank of Major. A founding member of the Queensland

Queensland

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 Liberal Party

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, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 in 1944 as the member for Enoggera, transferring to Mount Coot-tha

Electoral district of Mount Coot-tha

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 in 1950. He was state Leader of the Liberal Party 1954-1963. He was Deputy Premier 1957-1962, Minister for Labour and Industry 1957-1963. He stepped down temporarily, due to health reasons, in August 1962 and moved to Cooktown where he cultivated legume seed. In December 1963, he won a special election for a Senate

Australian Senate

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 seat in Queensland, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 Senator Max Poulter and to which George Whiteside

George Whiteside

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had been appointed. Morris defeated Whiteside 50.6% to 49.4%. He retired in 1967. Morris died in 1978 at Chermside, Brisbane.