Samuel Morris (Pennsylvania politician)

Samuel W. Morris (August 21, 1918[2] – December 18, 1995)[3] was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [4]

Samuel Morris
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 155th district
In office
January 5, 1971 – November 30, 1978
Preceded byTimothy Slack
Succeeded byRaymond Lynch
In office
January 6, 1981 – November 30, 1990
Preceded byRaymond Lynch
Succeeded byJim Gerlach
Personal details
Born(1918-08-21)August 21, 1918
Atlantic City, New Jersey
DiedDecember 18, 1995(1995-12-18) (aged 77)
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Eleanor Morris[1]
OccupationAttorney, Politician

Career

Samuel Morris served in World War II and saw action in northern France. He was elected to the Pennsylvania State House as a Democrat in a heavily Republican district and always faced well-funded opponents. He was first elected in 1970, and after losing in 1978, was re-elected every election until 1990. His major issues of concern were preservation of the environment, education, and transportation. He was well-respected by both parties for his knowledge and dedication to the people of his district. Morris founded the French and Pickering Creek Trust in 1967.[5] He lost his bid for re-election in 1990 to Jim Gerlach.

References
  1. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AoeL7jYZlN8YJ%3Adsf.chesco.org%2Fwater%2Flib%2Fwater%2Fpdf%2Farchived_hydro%2FJan02_hydro.pdf+pennsylvania+state+representative+samuel+morris+155&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbQqpdCDSwDnrqy4Kbe4pXDh4zhl1A&pli=1
  2. "The Pennsylvania Manual". 1987.
  3. . April 7, 1996 http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB32D2200F1A50A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Cox, Harold. "House Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  5. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AoeL7jYZlN8YJ%3Adsf.chesco.org%2Fwater%2Flib%2Fwater%2Fpdf%2Farchived_hydro%2FJan02_hydro.pdf+pennsylvania+state+representative+samuel+morris+155&hl=en&gl=us&sig=AHIEtbQqpdCDSwDnrqy4Kbe4pXDh4zhl1A&pli=1


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