Samuel Morris (1846 – 1 August 1920) was an Irish

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politician and member of parliament (MP) in the

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of the

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. He was elected unopposed as an

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(Anti-Parnellite) MP for the South Kilkenny constituency at the 1894 by-election, following the resignation of the incumbent MP Patrick Chance. He was re-elected unopposed at the 1895 general election, but did not contest the 1900 general election.

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* 1846 births 1920 deaths Anti-Parnellite MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub