Martin Henry FitzPatrick Morris, 2nd Baron Killanin, PC(Ire) (22 July 1867 – 11 August 1927) was an

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Unionist (

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(MP).

Background and education

Morris was the eldest son of

Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin Michael Morris, Baron Morris and 1st Baron Killanin, (14 November 1826 – 8 September 1901), known as Sir Michael Morris, Bt, from 1885 to 1889, was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1887 ...

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, and was educated at

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, where he was secretary of the

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. He later became a

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Political career

Morris was appointed

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for 1897. He was elected to the

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for Galway Borough in

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, a seat he held until the following year when he succeeded his father as second Baron Killanin and entered the

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. Lord Killanin was also a member of the Senate of the

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from 1904 to 1909, Governor of

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from 1909 to 1922, and served as Lord Lieutenant of County Galway between 1918 and 1922. He was appointed to the

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in the 1920 New Year Honours following his chairmanship of the Committee on Irish Primary Education. He was awarded the Knight of Grace of Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England

Personal life

Lord Killanin died in July 1927, aged 59. He never married and was succeeded by his nephew

Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, (30 July 1914 – 25 April 1999) was an Irish journalism, journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He succeeded Martin Henry FitzPatrick Morri ...

Arms

Footnotes

References

* Obituary, ''

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'', 12 August 1927 *

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Killanin, Martin Morris, 2nd Baron 1867 births 1927 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom High Sheriffs of County Galway Morris, Martin UK MPs who inherited peerages Morris, Martin Morris, 2nd Baron Killanin, Martin Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish barristers Lord-Lieutenants of Galway Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Morris, Martin Sons of life peers