- Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin
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The Right Honourable
The Lord Killanin
PC, QCLord Killanin. Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland In office
1887–1889Monarch Victoria Preceded by George Augustus Chichester May Succeeded by Peter O'Brien Personal details Born 14 November 1826
Galway, County GalwayDied 8 September 1901
Spiddal, County GalwayNationality British Alma mater Trinity College, Dublin Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin PC, QC (14 November 1826 – 8 September 1901), known as Sir Michael Morris, Bt, from 1885 to 1889 and as The Lord Morris between 1889 and 1900, was an Irish lawyer and judge. He was Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland from 1887 to 1889 and sat in the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1889 to 1900.
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Background and education
Born in Galway, Morris was educated at Galway College and Trinity College, Dublin, graduating BA in 1847.
Legal and judicial career
After being called to the Irish bar in 1849, Morris was eight years later made recorder of Galway, and in 1863 became one of the country's Queen's Counsels. Elected to Parliament in 1865 as Liberal member for Galway,[1] Morris became a Conservative the following year when he took office in Lord Derby's administration as Solicitor-General for Ireland. In late 1866 he was appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, and the following year became third Justice of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, eventually being made its Chief Justice in 1876.
In 1885, Morris was created a Baronet, of Spiddal in the County of Galway,[2] and two years later he was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland. In 1889, on being made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, he was given a life peerage as Baron Morris, of Spiddal in the County of Galway,[3] and sworn a member of the Privy Council.[4] Eleven years later, on his retirement from office, Lord Morris was made a hereditary peer as Baron Killanin, of Galway in the County of Galway.[5]
Family
Lord Killanin died at Spiddal in September 1901, aged 74, and was buried at Galway. His son Martin Morris succeeded in the barony of Killanin and baronetcy.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "G" (part 1)
- ^ London Gazette: no. 25511. p. 4334. 15 September 1885.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 25999. p. 7014. 6 December 1889.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 26002. p. 7275. 17 December 1889.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 27202. p. 3751. 15 June 1900.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Killanin
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
John Orrell Lever
Lord DunkellinMember of Parliament for Galway Borough
1865–1867
With: Sir Rowland Blennerhasset, BtSucceeded by
Sir Rowland Blennerhasset, Bt
George MorrisLegal offices Preceded by
Edward SullivanSolicitor-General for Ireland
August–November 1866Succeeded by
Hedges Eyre ChattertonPreceded by
John Edward WalshAttorney-General for Ireland
1866–1867Succeeded by
Hedges Eyre ChattertonPreceded by
James Henry MonahanChief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas
1876–1887Office abolished Preceded by
George Augustus Chichester MayLord Chief Justice of the King's Bench for Ireland
1887–1889Succeeded by
Peter O'BrienPeerage of the United Kingdom New creation Baron Killanin
1900–1901Succeeded by
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- Alumni of Trinity College, Dublin
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