George Morris (Irish politician)

George Morris
Member of Parliament
for Galway Borough
In office
31 January 1874 – 31 March 1880
Preceded byWilliam St Lawrence
Rowland Blennerhassett
Succeeded byT. P. O'Connor
John Orrell Lever
In office
1 April 1867 – 17 November 1868
Preceded byMichael Morris
Rowland Blennerhassett
Succeeded byWilliam St Lawrence
Rowland Blennerhassett
Personal details
BornApril 1833
Died11 September 1912(1912-09-11) (aged 79)
NationalityIrish
Political partyHome Rule League
Liberal (formerly)

George Morris (April 1833 – 11 September 1912)[1] was an Irish Home Rule League politician.

He was first elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Galway Borough at a by-election in April 1867, representing the Liberals,[2] but did not stand again in 1868. He returned to the seat in 1874, but again did not stand in 1880.[2]

He was High Sheriff of Galway Town in 1860.

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b Walker, B. M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.