Kindred Jenkins Morris

Kindred Jenkins Morris (1819-1884) was an American Democratic politician.[1][2][3] He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1869 to 1871.[1][2][4]

Biography

Early life

He was born in December 1819 in Davidson County, Tennessee.[1]

Career

He worked for the firm Morris and Stratton for thirty-three years.[1] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1869 to 1871.[1][2]

Personal life

He was married to Jane Morris.[1] They had a son, Walter M. Morris, who died by accident while loading his gun at the age of seventeen.[1][5] He died in 1884, and he is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.[1][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nashville Library
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 FindAGrave
  4. ↑ Portrait
  5. ↑ Nashville City Cemetery Death Notice
Political offices
Preceded by
John Meredith Bass		 Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1869-1871 		Succeeded by
Thomas A. Kercheval