Effingham Buckley Morris

Background

Morris, Effingham Buckley was born on August 23, 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Israel W. and Annie (Buckley) Morris.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1875, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, 1878, Doctor of Laws in 1928.

Career

President Girard Trust Company, 1887-1928, chairman of the board, since 1928. Director Pennsylvania Railroad Company and of its affiliated lines. Director various corporations Treasurer Council of Defense and Committee of Public Safety, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, World War.

President Academy Natural Sciences, Wistar Institute Anatomy and Biology, Moore School of Electrical

Engineering (University of Pennsylvania).

Achievements

• Effingham Buckley Morris has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Ellen Douglas Burroughs, November 5, 1879. Children: Rhoda Fuller (Mistress Trenchard Emlen Newbold), Eleanor Burroughs (Mistress Stacy Barcroft Lloyd), Caroline Mitchell (Mistress John Frederic Byers), Effingham B.

Father:

Israel West. Morris

Mother:

Annie (Buckley) Morris

Spouse:

Ellen Douglas Burroughs

child:

Effingham B. Morris

child:

Rhoda Fuller Morris (Mistress Trenchard Emlen Newbold)

child:

Eleanor Burroughs Morris (Mistress Stacy Barcroft Lloyd)

child:

Caroline Mitchell Morris (Mistress John Frederic Byers)