Background
Morris, Samuel Solomon was born on November 1, 1916 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel Solomon and Mayme (Lawson) Morris.
Morris, Samuel Solomon was born on November 1, 1916 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel Solomon and Mayme (Lawson) Morris.
Bachelor of Science, Wilberforce U., 1937; Master of Divinity, Yale University, 1940; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Payne Seminary, 1964; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Kittrell College, 1963.
Ordained to ministry, African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1940; pastor, St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church, Gallatin, Tennessee and St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, Springfield, Tennessee, 1940-1941; pastor, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Nashville, 1943-1946; pastor, 1st African Methodist Episcopal Church, Gary, Indiana, 1949-1956; pastor, Coppin African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago, 1956-1972; professor, Payne Seminary and Wilberforce U., 1941-1943; president, Shorter College, 1946-1948; chairman of the board of trustees, Shorter College, 1972-1976; bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Little Rock, 1972-1976; bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1976-1984; bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church 4th Episcopal District, Chicago, 1984-1989.
President South Side branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1960-1962. Trustee National Urban League. Member Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married Ermine Smith, November 30, 1942. Children— Joyce Green, Ermine, Samuel Solomon, III.