Education
Born in Brisbane, he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School before becoming the director of his family"s boot manufacturing firm.
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Kenneth Morris
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Career
Morris served in the military 1939-1944, in Britain (1940), Tobruk (1941) and Egypt (1942). Rising to the rank of Major. Morris was state Leader of the Liberal Party 1954-1963 Deputy Premier 1957-1963, and Minister for Labour and Industry 1957-1962.
In August 1962 he stepped down temporarily due to health reasons, and moved to Cooktown where he cultivated legume seed.
Morris defeated Whiteside 50.6% to 49.4%. He retired in 1967. Morris died in 1978 at Chermside, Brisbane.
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Membership
A founding member of the Liberal Party in Queensland, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1944 as the member for Enoggera, transferring to Mount Coot-tha in 1950.
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Liberal party