Background
Morris, William Harrell was born on January 5, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Harrell Morris and Rosaland (Gooch) Morris.
Morris, William Harrell was born on January 5, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Harrell Morris and Rosaland (Gooch) Morris.
Student, University Tennessee, 1947-1950.
Co-chairman, Goldwater campaign, Tennessee, 1964; 7th district chairman, Young Republicans, 1965-1966; 7th district campaign manager congressional candidate, 1966; president, Jackson-Madison County Young Republican Club, 1966-1967; chairman, Madison County Election Commission, 1967, 68-71; chairman, Madison County Republican party, 1967-1970; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1968, 76; 7th district chairman, Nixon-Agnew Campaign, 1968; 7th district chairman, Tennessee Republican Committee, 1970-1974; member Executive Committee, 26th Senatorial District, since 1974; executive assistant to, United States Senator Bill Brock, 1970-1976; president, Goals for Jackson, 1974-1976; member, Citizens Advisory Committee, Jackson, since 1970; assistant secretary, unites states department Commerce, Washington, 1981-1983; vice chairman, Global United States of America, Inc., Washington president, Global House International Trading & Investment Company, Memphis global advisory to, United States Export-Import Bank chairman, W. Morris & Associations, Memphis. Special advisor United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna, Austria, since 1987.
Board of directors Madison County Cancer Society, 1961-1963, Georgetown University Center forImport-Export Council. Vice president Youth Town Tennessee, 1967-1970. Member President's Commision on Industrial Competitiveness, 1984.
Deputy director Political Programs for Reagan-Bush campaign. Director congressional speaker's bureau Grand Old Party National Convention, 1984. Commissioner general United States World's Fair, Knoxville, 1981, New Orleans,1983.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1955. Member Washington International Trade Association (board directors 1988-1989), National Fedn.Ind. Business (member county 100 since 1989), American Economics Development Council, Southern Indsl.Devel.
Married Nancy Johnson, February 20, 1954.