Sir William Morres, 1st Baronet
Sir William Evans Morres, 1st Baronet (1710 – 11 October 1774) was an Anglo-Irish politician.[1]
Biography[edit]
Morres was the son of Francis Morris, of Castle Morres, County Kilkenny, by Catherine Evans, daughter of Sir William Evans, 1st Baronet.[1] His younger brother was Hervey Morres, who was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Mountmorres in 1765.
Morres was High Sheriff of Kilkenny City in 1736 and High Sheriff of County Kilkenny in 1741.[1] He was knighted on 28 May 1755.[1] He represented Kilkenny City in the Irish House of Commons from 1752 to 1768, before sitting for Newtownards between 1769 and his death in 1774. Morres was created a baronet, of Upper Wood in the Baronetage of Ireland on 24 April 1758.[1] He was succeeded in his title by his son, Haydock Morres.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Cokayne, George Edward (1900). Complete Baronetage (Volume V). Exeter: W. Pollard & co., ltd. p. 359.
- ^ E. M. Johnston-Liik, MPs in Dublin: Companion to History of the Irish Parliament, 1692-1800 (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2006), p.110 (Retrieved 5 April 2020).
- 1710 births
- 1774 deaths
- 18th-century Anglo-Irish people
- Baronets in the Baronetage of Ireland
- Irish MPs 1727–1760
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- High Sheriffs of County Kilkenny
- Mayors of Kilkenny
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kilkenny constituencies