Philip Morrell

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Philip Morrell
Portrait of Morrell by George Charles Beresford, 1903[1]
Member of Parliament
for Burnley
In office
6 December 1910 – 25 November 1918
Preceded byGerald Arbuthnot
Succeeded byDan Irving
Member of Parliament
for Henley
In office
22 January 1906 – 10 January 1910
Preceded bySir Robert Hermon-Hodge
Succeeded byValentine Fleming
Personal details
Born
Philip Edward Morrell

(1870-06-04)4 June 1870
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died5 January 1943(1943-01-05) (aged 72)
London, England
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
(m. 1902; died 1938)
EducationEton College
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Philip Edward Morrell (4 June 1870 – 5 January 1943)[2] was a British Liberal politician.

Background[edit]

Morrell was the son of Frederic Morrell, a solicitor of Black Hall, Oxford, by his wife Harriette Anne, daughter of the President of St John's College, Oxford, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, the Rev. Philip Wynter DD. The Morrell family had made its fortune as brewers of beer, and Philip Morrell's grandfather was a trustee of the family brewery. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.

Political career[edit]

He was adopted as the Liberal candidate for Henley in September 1902, on the advice of H. H. Asquith,[3] and was elected as such in the following election in 1906. He served in that constituency to 1910 and in Burnley from 1910 to 1918. He was the only non-Conservative MP for Henley.

Personal life[edit]

Morrell married in London on 8 February 1902 Lady Ottoline Cavendish-Bentinck, half-sister of the 6th Duke of Portland.[4] Lady Ottoline became an influential society hostess. They shared what would now be known as an open marriage for the rest of their lives.[5]

His extramarital affairs produced several children who were cared for by his wife, who also struggled to conceal evidence of his mental instability.[5] With Alice Louisa Jones, who worked at The Nation, Morrell had a son, Philip Hugh-Jones.[6][7] The Morrells themselves had two children (twins): a son, Hugh, who died in infancy; and a daughter, Julian Morrell (1906–1983),[5] whose first marriage was to Victor Goodman and second marriage was to Igor Vinogradoff.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philip Edward Morrell by George Charles Beresford. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ National Probate Calendar (1943): MORRELL Philip Edward
  3. ^ "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36876. London. 18 September 1902. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Court circular". The Times. No. 36687. London. 10 February 1902. p. 6.
  5. ^ a b c Rolphe, Katie. Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Marriages Random House Digital, Inc.: New York, 2008
  6. ^ "Munks Roll Details for Philip Hugh-Jones". munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. ^ King's College, Cambridge. (2011) Annual Report 2011. Cambridge: King's College, Cambridge. pp. 151–154.
  8. ^ "Julian Ottoline Vinogradoff (née Morrell) (1906–1989)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 5 February 2022. Former wife of Sir Victor Goodman, and later wife of Igor Vinogradoff; daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell. 411 Portraits

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Henley
1906January 1910
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Burnley
December 19101918
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