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Joseph Morris (Texas Politician)
Joseph Morris may refer to: *Joseph Morris (architect) (1836–1915), English architect * Joseph Morris (Alberta politician) (1868–1937), politician in Alberta, Canada *Joseph Wilson Morris (1922–2021), U.S. federal judge *Joseph Morris (Ohio politician) (1795–1854), U.S. Representative from Ohio *Joseph Morris (died 1862), leader of a schismatic Latter Day Saint sect called the Church of the Firstborn *Joseph Robert Morris (1828–1885), American businessman and Mayor of Houston, Texas * Joseph W. Morris (politician) (1879–1937), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *Joseph W. Morris (educator) (1850–1913), lawyer and professor in South Carolina *Joseph M. Bachelor (1889–1947), author known commonly by the pen name Joseph Morris *Jo Morris (bowls), women's England international lawn and indoor bowler * Joseph Morris (sailor), American sailor *Joseph Acton Morris (1901–1987), English geographer and school teacher *Joseph B. Morris (born 1916/1917), American businessman wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Morris (architect)
Joseph Morris was a British architect. Family and career Joseph was the father of Francis Edward Morris, A RIBA (1872–1908), who was articled to him in 1887 and was his professional partner 1895–1905.Brodie, page 214 Joseph Morris was the Berkshire County Surveyor 1872–1905.Pevsner, 1966, page 309 Joseph, a Quaker, was the father of at least two daughters, Violet Morris, also an architect, and Olive Morris, wood carver and engineer, who lived for a time at the Agapemonites settlement in the Quantocks. In 1908 Joseph was in partnership with his son Henry Silver Morris, LRIBA. A biographical article was published by the Ancient Monuments Society, ''Morris of Reading: A Family of Architects 1836-1958''. Works *Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Chapel, North Block *St. Paul's parish church, Highmoor, Oxfordshire, 1859 * Church of the Ark of the Covenant, Stamford Hill originally the Agapemonite church, nowadays the Georgian Orthodox Cathedral of the nativity of the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Morris (Alberta Politician)
Joseph Henry Morris (July 12, 1867 – April 19, 1939) was a politician and municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta. Biography Morris was born in Blenheim, Ontario on July 12, 1868. He attended public schools in Ontario, and moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta upon graduating. He relocated to Lethbridge shortly thereafter. In Lethbridge, he was manager for general merchant J. H. Cavanagh until 1895 and also served on the Lethbridge City Council as an alderman and as president of the Lethbridge Board of Trade. He married Margaret Drummond Jardine in June 1895; the pair had four children. He came to Edmonton in 1897 to open J. H. Morris & Company. The following year he also established a wholesale grocery. He ran for Edmonton Town Council in the 1900 municipal election, and finished second of eight candidates, making him one of three people elected to two year terms as aldermen. He completed his term, but did not seek re-election at its expiration. Morris served as president of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Wilson Morris
Joseph Wilson Morris (April 28, 1922 – November 11, 2021) was an American attorney, arbitrator and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He was a partner in the Tulsa, Oklahoma law firm of Gable Gotwals. Early life and education Morris was born in Rice County, Kansas on April 28, 1922. He graduated from Reno Community High School in Nickerson, Kansas. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in political science from Washburn University in 1943. He received a Bachelor of Laws from the Washburn University School of Law in 1947 graduating first in his class and Order of the Coif. He received a Master of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1948. Morris received a Doctor of Juridical Science from the same institution in 1955. In 1942, while a student at Washburn, Morris was initiated into the Kansas Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta. Morris was admitted to practice law in Kansas in 1947, in Oklahoma in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Morris (Ohio Politician)
Joseph Morris (October 16, 1795 – October 23, 1854) was an American politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1843 1847. He was the father of James Remley Morris, who served in the United States Congress, U.S. Congress during the American Civil War, Civil War. Early life and career Born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, Morris attended the public schools. He was sheriff of Greene County in 1824. He moved to Woodsfield, Ohio, in 1829 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a member of the State house of representatives in 1833 and 1834. Congress Morris was elected as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to the 28th United States Congress, Twenty-eighth and 29th United States Congress, Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847) from Ohio's 15th Congressional district. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846. Retirement and death After retiring from the United States Congress h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Firstborn (Morrisite)
The Church of the Firstborn was a sect of the Latter Day Saint movement that formed as an offshoot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1861 and was involved in the Morrisite War. Its adherents were known as Morrisites, and schismatic sects have been defunct since 1969, excepting the Order of Enoch. History Origins In 1857, Joseph Morris, an English convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reported receiving revelations naming him the Seventh Angel from the Book of Revelation. He wrote Brigham Young, seeking recognition of his calling from the church. Young did not respond to Morris' request or any of his subsequent letters through 1860.C. LeRoy Anderson Morrisite Collection''. Marie Eccles-Caine Archive of Intermountain Americana. Utah State University Libraries: Special Collections and Archives. In 1860, Morris began to collect followers to a group that became known as the Morrisites. In February 1861, John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff excommun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Robert Morris
Joseph Robert Morris (April 24, 1828 December 6, 1885) was a metal worker, business owner, investor, and inventor. He briefly served as mayor of Houston, Texas. Early life and family Joseph Robert Morris was born on April 24, 1828 in Milton, Connecticut, now a part of Litchfield. He attended school through the age of fourteen, when he moved to New Haven, Connecticut for an apprenticeship to a tinner. He moved with his two younger brothers and his father to Bastrop, Texas around 1845. Career Morris established a tin shop in Bastrop that quickly failed. He relocated to Houston with his family, where he performed metal work for Alexander McGowan. The next year, in 1847, he set up his own tin shop in Houston, which later expanded into a general hardware business. His inventions included a furnace and a spark arrester, and he gained membership to the British Academy of Sciences. Morris co-founded two transportation companies: the Houston Direct Navigation Company and the Buffa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph W
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph M
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yusuf, Yūsuf''. In Persian language, Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Morris (bowls)
Jo Morris is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. In 2007, she won the mixed pairs title at the 2007 World Indoor Bowls Championship with Greg Harlow Greg Harlow (born 6 July 1968) is an English international indoor bowls player. Bowls career World Indoor Championships Born in Ely, Greg Harlow rose to the world ranking of number one indoors during 2006. Despite being world number one it was n .... References English female bowls players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Indoor Bowls World Champions {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Morris (sailor)
Joseph Morris (born August 17, 1989) is a sailor who lives in the United States and attended Yale University, where he earned the New England College Sailor of the Year Award in 2012. He was named captain twice (2011, 2012) and was a four-time ICSA All-American skipper. Prior to Yale, he was a five-time national champion. He and teammate Thomas Barrows competed on behalf of the United States in the 2016 Rio Olympics, participating in the men's two-person high-performance 49er class event. Morris and Barrows – who were also teammates at Yale – won the US Olympic Trials and qualified for Olympic selection from combined results of the Sailing World Cup in Miami, Fla. and the 49er World Championships in Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to: Places Canada * Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta * Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta * Clearwater, Briti .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Acton Morris
Joseph "Jammy" Acton Morris (28 May 1901 - 1987) was an English geographer and school teacher who was an advocate of geographical field work and president of the Geographical Association. He prepared the Sketch-map Histories series with Irene Richards and numerous other geographical textbooks. He wrote the history of the Latymer School at Edmonton where he taught for 36 years. Early life and family Joseph Morris was born on 28 May 1901.Joseph Acton Morris. FamilySearch. Retrieved 30 January 2017. He was brought up in Lancashire and received his advanced education at the University of London from where he received his B.Sc. (Econ). He married and had a son, Peter. Career Morris joined |
The Banker (2020 Film)
''The Banker'' is a 2020 American period drama film directed, co-written and produced by George Nolfi. The film stars Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Jessie Usher, Jessie T. Usher and Samuel L. Jackson. The story follows Joe Morris (Jackson) and Bernard Garrett (Mackie), two of the first African-American bankers in the United States. Plot In 1954, Bernard Garrett wants to get into real estate but encounters racism that prevents him from being a successful real estate investor. After a chance encounter with wealthy club owner Joe Morris, he convinces Joe to be his co-investor. Together they convince Matt Steiner, a white man, to pose as the front of the company in meetings to facilitate the sales. Eventually, they become extremely successful in Los Angeles real estate, with the two teaching Matt the basics of real estate investing. The three secure a number of properties in L.A. and effectively integrate a number of previously segregated neighborhoods by selling and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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