Kindred Jenkins Morris

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

Early life

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

Career

Morris 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 and death

Morris 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][3] He died in 1884,[4] and he is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.[1]

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References
  1. "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  2. Nashville Library
  3. Nashville City Cemetery Death Notice
  4. "The Late K.J. Morris". The Daily American. April 22, 1884. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
Political offices
Preceded by
John Meredith Bass		 Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee
1869-1871		 Succeeded by
Thomas A. Kercheval


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