Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin
The Right Honourable The Lord Killanin PC, QC |
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Lord Killanin.
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Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland | |
In office 1887–1889 |
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Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | George Augustus Chichester May |
Succeeded by | Peter O'Brien |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 November 1826 Galway, County Galway |
Died | 8 September 1901 Spiddal, County Galway |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin PC, QC (14 November 1826 – 8 September 1901), known as Sir Michael Morris, Bt, from 1885 to 1889 and as The Lord Morris between 1889 and 1900, was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1887 to 1889 and sat in the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1889 to 1900.
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Background and education
Born in Galway, Morris was educated at Galway College and Trinity College, Dublin, graduating BA in 1847.
Legal and judicial career
After being called to the Irish bar in 1849, Morris was appointed High Sheriff of Galway Town for 1849–50. Eight years later he was made recorder of Galway, and in 1863 became one of the country's Queen's Counsels. Elected to Parliament in 1865 as Liberal member for Galway,[1] Morris became a Conservative the following year when he took office in Lord Derby's administration as Solicitor-General for Ireland. In late 1866 he was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, and the following year became third Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, eventually being made its Chief Justice in 1876.
In 1885, Morris was created a Baronet, of Spiddal in the County of Galway,[2] and two years later he was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland. In 1889, on being made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, he was given a life peerage as Baron Morris, of Spiddal in the County of Galway,[3] and sworn a member of the Privy Council.[4] Eleven years later, on his retirement from office, Lord Morris was made an hereditary peer as Baron Killanin, of Galway in the County of Galway.[5]
Family
Lord Killanin died at Spiddal in September 1901, aged 74, and was buried at Galway.
He married, in 1860, Anna Hughes, daughter of Henry George Hughes, Baron of the Court of Exchequer. They had four sons and six daughters. The eldest son Martin Morris was an MP and succeeded in the barony of Killanin and baronetcy. Another son was George Henry Morris.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25511. p. 4334. 15 September 1885.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25999. p. 7014. 6 December 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26002. p. 7275. 17 December 1889.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27202. p. 3751. 15 June 1900.
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Killanin
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Galway Borough 1865–1867 With: Sir Rowland Blennerhasset, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir Rowland Blennerhasset, Bt George Morris |
Legal offices | ||
Preceded by | Solicitor-General for Ireland August–November 1866 |
Succeeded by Hedges Eyre Chatterton |
Preceded by | Attorney-General for Ireland 1866–1867 |
Succeeded by Hedges Eyre Chatterton |
Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas 1876–1887 |
Office abolished |
Preceded by | Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland 1887–1889 |
Succeeded by Peter O'Brien |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
New creation | Baron Killanin 1900–1901 |
Succeeded by Martin Morris |
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