Morris, George Alfred
Personal
Birth Date:
15 July 1892 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Death Date:
18 May 1967 (Greenslopes, Queensland)
Parents:
William Morris and Emily Jane (nee Finnie)
Family:
Gladys Winifred Clark on 16 July 1915 in England, 2 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
Glebe Public School, Sydney
Religion:
Methodist
Career
Secretary, Queensland Taxi Cab Owner-Drivers' Association, 1948 to 1964; Show business, 1928 to 1938
Military Service:
Joined RAN, 1913, Haslar Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, England; Sick-berth attendant 'HMAS Australia', North Sea, 1915 to 1918; Left Navy in 1923; Instructor, Flinders Naval Hospital and Balmoral Depot, Rushcutters Bay and Leeuwin, WA, 1940 to 1944
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | PL | Kelvin Grove | 2 Apr 1938 | 29 Mar 1941 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member: ANZAC Club, and Ashgrove Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia (RSSAILA) ; Honorary organiser, Soldiers Memorial Club, Bondi; Captain, Queensland Diggers XI, 1937; Life Member, Newmarket Bowling Club: Interested in boxing
Sources:
Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia, News Article 183431488; STATE ELECTION CANDIDATES (1938, March 18). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 6 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved October 22, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183431488; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Monday, 22 October 2018]