Thomas Owen Morris

Thomas Owen Morris
Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
In office
1906–1908
Preceded byAlbert Smiley Williams
Succeeded byJames Stephens Brown
Personal details
Born(1845-08-02)August 2, 1845
Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 8, 1924(1924-11-08) (aged 79)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Snow
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(m. 1866)​
Children5
ProfessionPolitician

Thomas Owen Morris (August 2, 1845 – November 8, 1924) was an American Democratic politician. He was the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1906 to 1908.

Early life

Morris was born in Sumner County, Tennessee on August 2, 1845.[1]

Career

Morris worked in the wholesale produce industry, eventually becoming a business owner in Nashville. He represented Davidson County in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891. Morris also served as a justice of the peace and as chairman of the city board of education.[2]

Morris served as Mayor of Nashville from 1906 to 1908.[1][3] He was a member of the Knights Templar.[4]

Personal life and death

Morris was married in Nashville on May 27, 1866 to Mary Snow.[1] They had five children: Henry Snow, Edwin Lanier, Thomas Owen, Jr., Kitty and Kendrick J. Morris.[1] He died in Nashville on November 8, 1924.[1] He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. ↑ McBride, Robert M.; Robison, Dan M. (1979). Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly. Vol. II. Nashville, Tennessee: Curley Printing Company. pp. 643–644.
  3. ↑ Nashville Library
  4. ↑ Proceedings of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America, 1967, p. 740


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