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]
References
- "Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- Nashville Library
- Nashville City Cemetery Death Notice
- "The Late K.J. Morris". The Daily American. April 22, 1884. p. 3. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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| Preceded by John Meredith Bass |
Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee 1869-1871 |
Succeeded by Thomas A. Kercheval |
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| Metropolitan government (1963–present) | ||
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