George Cummins Morphett (1876 - 1963) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

South Australian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assembly was creat ...

from 1933 to 1938, representing the electorate of

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. Morphett was born in

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, the grandson of Sir

John Morphett Sir John Morphett (4 May 1809 – 7 November 1892) was a South Australian pioneer, landowner and politician. His younger brother George Morphett was also an early settler in South Australia. Early life Morphett was born in London, th ...

and son of John Cummins Morphett, clerk of the House of Assembly from 1901 to 1918. He published a number of works about his grandfather, including "The Life And Letters Of Sir John Morphett" and his grandfather's entry in the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Other works include: Sir John Morphett gravestone

Captain Francis Davison of Blakiston
Adelaide : Pioneers' Association of S.A., 1943
The Bakers of Morialta : Hon. John Baker, M.L.C., J.P., F.R.G.S. and his son Sir Richard Chaffey Baker, K.C.M.G., Q.C., M.A. (Cantab)
Adelaide : Pioneers' Association of S.A., 1946
John Ainsworth Horrocks
Adelaide : Pioneers' Association of S.A., 1946
The Beare Family
Adelaide : Pioneers' Association of South Australia, 1942
Founders of South Australia
Adelaide : Pioneers' Association of S.A., 1944 and numerous others

References

1876 births 1963 deaths Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Liberal and Country League politicians {{Australia-politician-stub