Alexander Morris (1826 - 1889)

Ancestors

Preceded by Adams George Archibald

2nd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba December 2, 1872 – October 7, 1877

Succeeded by Joseph-Édouard Cauchon

Preceded by Adams George Archibald

2nd Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories December 2, 1872 – October 7, 1876

Succeeded by David Laird

Biography

Alexander Morris served as a member of the legislature for Lanark South from 1861 until Confederation, and as a Member of Parliament from Confederation until 1872. He served as Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba from July to December 1872. From October to December 1872, he was acting Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and of the North-West Territories, and was officially sworn in on December 2, 1872. He served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories until October 7, 1876, and of Manitoba until October 7, 1877.

He was born in Perth, Upper Canada (Ontario), on March 17, 1826. He was the son of William Morris (1786–1858) and Elizabeth Cochran Morris (1795–1857)

Siblings:

William John Morris (1832–1907)

John Lang Morris (1835–1906)

He married Margaret Cline ( -1906). Father of 11 children:

William Morris

Alexander Cline Morris

Arthur Henry Morris

AIfred Vankoughnet Morris

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cochrane Morris (unknown–1917)

Edmund Montague Morris (1871–1913)

Christine Vankoughnet Morris

Elizabeth Cochran Morris

Margaret Cline Morris

Ann Eva Morris

Emily Murney Morris

He died in Toronto, Ontario, on October 28, 1889.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Alexander Morris (politician)
• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFW8-VYF : 2 March 2021), Alaxander Morris, 1889
• "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTQ-FZK : 13 February 2020), Alexander Morris, 1826
• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFS-FXN : 2 March 2021), Alex Morris, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4W3-777 : 24 October 2018), Alexr Morris, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871
• "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTQ-FZK : 13 February 2020), Alexander Morris, 1826