Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Morris, 1st Baronet (15 July 1745-25 June 1819), was a Welsh industrialist. He was the son of Robert Morris, a Shropshire entrepreneur. Morris came to Swansea to start a copper works. He built the initial streets of Morris Town which is now known as Morriston.
In 1806 he was created a Baronet, of Clasemont in the County of Glamorgan.
[edit] References
- Morriston Camera Club
- Sotheby's (New York): Sales of painting of GEORGE ROMNEY DALTON 1734 - 1802 KENDAL PORTRAIT OF MRS. HENRIETTA MORRIS (wife of Sir John) AND HER SON JOHN
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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Baronet (of Clasemont) 1806–1819 |
Succeeded by John Morris |
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